He was Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Free University of Brussels from 1909 to 1911. He participated in the drafting of the colonial charter of the Belgian Congo and was a member of the Colonial Council.
Before moving towards the economic sector, under the influence of Albert Thys, Felicien railed against the Congolese human zoo during the Brussels International exhibition of 1897 and criticized the abuses of the Congo Free State, then held as the personal property of Leopold II. His book A Study of the situation in the Congo Free State (1906) was partly responsible for the formal annexation of Congo by the Belgian State in 1908. Cattier wrote:
The Congo State is not a colonizing state, hardly a state: it is a financial company [...] The colony has been administered neither in the interest of the natives nor even in the Belgian economic interests: its aim has simply been to procure a maximum of resources for the King himself.[3]
Having served as legal advisor to the King of Siam, he became secretary of the International Company of the East and Managing Director of Bank of Overseas. Throughout that time he did participate in the Belgian expansion in China - he was head of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company and Chinese Central Railway. He then lead the main group of colonial societies at the Union minière du-Haut-Katanga, the Forminière, the Compagnie Maritime Belge, the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo or the Banque du Congo Belge later called Banque Belgolaise. During WWII he was governor of the Société Générale de Belgique. He also played a role in exporting the uranium to the US which helped to create the atomic Bomb. In the Belgian Congo there was a town called Cattier in his honor and one of the congolese mineral is called Cattierite.
He was also one of the founders of the International Maritime Agency, the University Foundation and the National Fund for Scientific Research, the foundation Francqui and the Foundation Universitaire. He met the greatest scientist of the time, including Albert Einstein.
The Congolese community of Lufu-Toto, then in the Belgian Congo, and the ore Cattier cattierite, were named in his honor. A conference room of the Free University of Brussels bears his name.
One of his sons, Jean Cattier [fr], was a prominent investment banker at Wall Street and financial chief of Marshall Plan operations in West Germany.
Evolution du droit pénal germanique en Hainaut jusqu'au XVe siècle (Evolution of the German criminal law in Hainaut until the fifteenth century), 1893
Premier registre aux plaids de la cour féodale du comté de Hainaut (1333 à 1405) (First register of pleas at the feudal court of the Count of Hainaut, 1333 to 1405), 1893
Droit et Administration de l'Etat Indépendant du Congo (Law and administration of the Independent State of Congo), 1898
Étude sur la situation de l'État Indépendant du Congo (Study of the situation of the Independent State of Congo), 1906
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^Koskenniemi, Martti (2001). The Gentle Civilizer of Nations: The Rise and Fall of International Law 1870-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 159. ISBN978-0-521-62311-7. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ abAcadémie royale des sciences d'outre-mer (1948). Biographie coloniale belge: Belgische Koloniale biografie. Librairie Falk fils. p. 189. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^Colette Braekman (15 November 2008). "Comment le Congo devint belge". Lesoir.be - Jour après jour : l'actu dans le rétroviseur (Le Soir). Brussels: Rossel. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
Gouverner la Société Générale de Belgique, Brussels: De Boeck, 1996.
Le nouveau dictionnaire des Belges, Brussels: Le Cri, 1992.
Dictionnaire des Patrons de Belgique, Brussels: De Boeck. 1996.
New York Times
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félicien, cattier, 1869, 1946, very, prominent, belgian, banker, financier, philanthropist, also, professor, free, university, brussels, governor, powerful, trust, société, générale, belgique, chairman, union, minière, haut, katanga, amongst, many, other, comp. Felicien Cattier 1869 1946 was a very prominent Belgian banker financier and philanthropist He was also professor of law at the Free University of Brussels He was governor of the powerful trust the Societe Generale de Belgique and chairman of the Union miniere du Haut Katanga amongst many other companies 1 Felicien Cattier 1921 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Sources 4 External linksLife editFelicien Cattier was born in Cuesmes on 4 March 1869 2 A member of the Royal Academy of Belgium Felicien Cattier made a brilliant career in finance and banking He was a close associate of the Belgian King Albert I Emile Francqui Adolphe Stoclet Paul Errera nl politician Emile Vandervelde US President Herbert Hoover and the Prime Minister and Minister of State Henri Jaspar He was Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Free University of Brussels from 1909 to 1911 He participated in the drafting of the colonial charter of the Belgian Congo and was a member of the Colonial Council Before moving towards the economic sector under the influence of Albert Thys Felicien railed against the Congolese human zoo during the Brussels International exhibition of 1897 and criticized the abuses of the Congo Free State then held as the personal property of Leopold II His book A Study of the situation in the Congo Free State 1906 was partly responsible for the formal annexation of Congo by the Belgian State in 1908 Cattier wrote The Congo State is not a colonizing state hardly a state it is a financial company The colony has been administered neither in the interest of the natives nor even in the Belgian economic interests its aim has simply been to procure a maximum of resources for the King himself 3 Having served as legal advisor to the King of Siam he became secretary of the International Company of the East and Managing Director of Bank of Overseas Throughout that time he did participate in the Belgian expansion in China he was head of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company and Chinese Central Railway He then lead the main group of colonial societies at the Union miniere du Haut Katanga the Forminiere the Compagnie Maritime Belge the Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo or the Banque du Congo Belge later called Banque Belgolaise During WWII he was governor of the Societe Generale de Belgique He also played a role in exporting the uranium to the US which helped to create the atomic Bomb In the Belgian Congo there was a town called Cattier in his honor and one of the congolese mineral is called Cattierite He was also one of the founders of the International Maritime Agency the University Foundation and the National Fund for Scientific Research the foundation Francqui and the Foundation Universitaire He met the greatest scientist of the time including Albert Einstein He died 4 February 1946 in Funchal Madeira 2 The Congolese community of Lufu Toto then in the Belgian Congo and the ore Cattier cattierite were named in his honor A conference room of the Free University of Brussels bears his name One of his sons Jean Cattier fr was a prominent investment banker at Wall Street and financial chief of Marshall Plan operations in West Germany One of his daughter Marie Louise Cattier married Marcel Godfrey Isaacs son of Godfrey Isaacs managing director of the Marconi s Wireless Telegraphy Company and nephew of Rufus Isaacs 1st Marquess of Reading and Viceroy of India Works editEvolution du droit penal germanique en Hainaut jusqu au XVe siecle Evolution of the German criminal law in Hainaut until the fifteenth century 1893 Premier registre aux plaids de la cour feodale du comte de Hainaut 1333 a 1405 First register of pleas at the feudal court of the Count of Hainaut 1333 to 1405 1893 Droit et Administration de l Etat Independant du Congo Law and administration of the Independent State of Congo 1898 Etude sur la situation de l Etat Independant du Congo Study of the situation of the Independent State of Congo 1906Sources edit Koskenniemi Martti 2001 The Gentle Civilizer of Nations The Rise and Fall of International Law 1870 1960 Cambridge University Press p 159 ISBN 978 0 521 62311 7 Retrieved 4 November 2012 a b Academie royale des sciences d outre mer 1948 Biographie coloniale belge Belgische Koloniale biografie Librairie Falk fils p 189 Retrieved 5 November 2012 Colette Braekman 15 November 2008 Comment le Congo devint belge Lesoir be Jour apres jour l actu dans le retroviseur Le Soir Brussels Rossel Archived from the original on 28 June 2013 Retrieved 5 November 2012 Gouverner la Societe Generale de Belgique Brussels De Boeck 1996 Le nouveau dictionnaire des Belges Brussels Le Cri 1992 Dictionnaire des Patrons de Belgique Brussels De Boeck 1996 New York TimesExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Felicien Cattier at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felicien Cattier amp oldid 1179524476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
