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54:- originally used for lighting as well - to eventually become one of the major actors on that Market. He became co-manager of DF before turning 30 and actively contributed to its development for more than 40 years.
27:), was a French businessman and founder of the brand of edible oils of the same name (Huiles Lesieur). He married Esther Dupuis with whom he had five children. Lesieur was born into a family of farmers based in
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