Édouard Leclerc, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Édouard Leclerc

French businessman and entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1926

Place of Birth: Landerneau, Brittany, France

Date of Death: 17-Sep-2012

Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Édouard Leclerc (French pronunciation: ?[edwa? l?kl??]; born 20 November 1926 in Landerneau – died 17 September 2012 in Saint-Divy, Brittany) was a French businessman and entrepreneur who founded the French supermarket chain E.Leclerc in 1948.
From his first store, Leclerc's chain has multiplied into more than 550 locations in France and 114 stores outside the country, as of 2012.Leclerc was born in the commune of Landerneau, Finistère, in the region of Brittany on 20 November 1926.
He died in Saint-Divy, Finistère, on 17 September 2012, at the age of 85.