Georges Montefiore-Levi

Georges Montefiore-Levi

Bust of Montefiore in Liège (Belgium)
Born (1832-02-18)18 February 1832
Streatham, United Kingdom
Died 24 April 1906(1906-04-24) (aged 74)
Brussels, Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Known for Inventor of phosphorus bronze
Spouse(s) Hortense Bischoffsheim (m. 1866)

Georges Montefiore-Levi (18 February 1832 – 24 April 1906) was a Belgian inventor of Jewish origin who invented phosphorus bronze.[1]

He was born in Streatham, South London. He was also an active philanthropist. In 1866, he married Hortense Bischoffsheim, daughter of Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim. He died in Brussels. One of Belgium's oldest engineering schools, the Institut Montefiore in Liège bears his name.

References

  1. "Jews in Belgium". Archived from the original on 6 February 2008.
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