John Cockerill
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 185 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 3,1790 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Haslingden |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 9,1840 |
| Died | Warsaw |
| Poland | |
| Parents | William Cockerill |
| Founded | Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie |
| John Cockerill | |
| Job | Entrepreneur |
| Banker | |
| Books | Commondale Clay: Bricks, Pipes and Pottery |
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| ID | 642156 |
John Cockerill Life story
John Cockerill was an English-born industrialist who became a prominent businessman in Belgium. Born at Haslingden, Lancashire, England, he was brought by his father to the Liège region, where he continued the family tradition of building wool-processing machinery. He founded an ironworks named John Cockerill & Cie.
