François Dupré, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

François Dupré

French businessman

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1888

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1966

Profession: hotel manager, art collector, horse breeder

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About François Dupré

  • François Louis Jules Dupré (3 December 1888 – 26 June 1966) was a French, hotelier, art collector, and owner of the thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm, Haras d'Ouilly.
  • He was a grandson of the painter Jules Dupré. Dupré served in the French Army during World War I.
  • Seriously wounded during battle, he was hospitalized for a considerable length of time.
  • He went on to a career in business that saw him become the owner of two luxury hotels in Paris, the prestigious Hotel George V, Paris and the Hotel Plaza Athenée.
  • In addition, in 1947, Dupré acquired the Hotel Ritz in Montreal, Canada.
  • In 1937, while traveling by passenger liner across the Atlantic, Dupré met twenty-five-year-old Anna Stefanna Nagy who would become his second wife.

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