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Industrialist, Businessman , French Deputy, Senator, Constitutional Council member
Born Geoffroy VELTEN
French brewer, newspaper proprietor and politician
Born on September 10, 1831 in Brumath , France
Died on September 21, 1915 in Paris , France
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Godfried Velten was born in Brumath, Bas-Rhin, on 10 September 1831. At the age of 17 he moved to Marseille in 1848 with his uncle. He began work in a brewery in Marseille. He became an independent brewer in 1861, and made about 2,000 hectolitres (44,000 imp gal; 53,000 US gal) of beer in the first year. In 1869 he installed ice-making equipment with capacity of 20,000 kilograms (44,000 lb) per day for use in his brewery and for sale locally.
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Godfried Velten was born in Brumath, Bas-Rhin, on 10 September 1831. At the age of 17 he moved to Marseille in 1848 with his uncle. He began work in a brewery in Marseille. He became an independent brewer in 1861, and made about 2,000 hectolitres (44,000 imp gal; 53,000 US gal) of beer in the first year. In 1869 he installed ice-making equipment with capacity of 20,000 kilograms (44,000 lb) per day for use in his brewery and for sale locally.
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