Life Albert Louppe

1 life

1.1 years
1.2 industrialist
1.3 scandal
1.4 politician
1.5 personal

life
early years

jules albert louppe born peasant family in guny, in french department of aisne. schooling commenced nearby @ soissons, won place @ prestigious collège sainte-barbe in paris, later progressing national École polytechnique. @ age of 19 emerged École polytechnique qualified explosives engineer.

the industrialist

by 1883 had relocated finistère, became general director of moulin-blanc (explosives) powder mill in costour valley @ le relecq-kerhuon near brest. later moved on take on powder mill @ pont-de-buis, returned in 1905 moulin-blanc , working chief engineer, remained till 1911.

scandal

louppe s involvement in manufacture of gunpowder brought him unwelcome publicity in national press following explosions of battleships iéna in 1907 , liberté in 1911. liberté explosion caused extensive damage other battleships anchored nearby in toulon harbour. following lengthy investigation cause of explosion tracked powder b (nitrocellulose gunpowder), introduced battleship guns during arms race @ beginning of twentieth century, determined have become unstable on time. bitter , public arguments erupted between léopold maissin (fr) , albert louppe. maissin had succeeded loupe director of moulin-blanc powder mill, , kernel of argument on whether sub-standard ingredients delivered moulin-blanc plant pont-de-buis had caused resulting powder b produced moulin-blanc plant become unstable. loupe , maissin each blamed 1 , national press ran story. although 2 men shifted positions, public rancour between them continued, , in end both men retired directorships. albert louppe urged government take on powder mill @ saint-médard, declined offer, preferring, @ least time being, retire.

the rivalry léopold maissin both professional , political. albert louppe non-aligned, criteria conservative left-winger, while maissin radical-socialist republican. antipathy played out not merely in media, in departmental council of finistère both had been elected regional deputies, , louppe represented canton of faou between 1901 , 1927.

the politician

after period town councillor in guipavas 1884, in 1888 louppe elected municipal councillor in quimerc h, subsequently becoming mayor of little commune, office retain, in tandem other duties, till death.

in addition work in municipal politics, elected departmental council of finistère in 1901, becoming president of council in 1912. worked hard obtain government funding major transport links , improvements @ (strategically important) port of brest. in 1922 mandated first studies possible bridge provide direct connection plougastel-daoulas brest, crossing on Élorn estuary. work on bridge started in 1926. louppe did not live see completed, when opened traffic in 1930 bridge nevertheless named after him.

louppe s career in national politics took off in 1914 when elected deputy representing second electoral district (châteaulin) of finistère, in process unseating anti-dreyfusard charles daniélou. in chamber sat radical left group, , backed clemenceau government important votes. name not included on candidates listing 1919 election. in 1921 elected senate finistère. in senate sat republican left. played important role in commission of public works.

personal

on 11 december 1885, @ brest, albert louppe married hortense gabrielle steff, daughter of wine merchant moselle, in east. however, following franco-prussian war , frontier changes mandated in treaty of frankfurt, steffs had found living in germany. families given until october 1872 decide whether wished become germans or retain french citizenship , relocate remained of france. in response choice henriette catherine steff , family relocated brest.

following marriage, albert , hortense louppe had 4 recorded children.

albert louppe died outside laval in july 1927 while visiting friends. had been predeceased wife couple of years earlier, , buried in steff family burial plot @ cemetery of st martin (square 16) in brest.