Etienne Lenoir museum

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Five famous characters are brought into the light in this museum, among which, the most well-known is likely Etienne Lenoir, about who many people say he invented the internal combustion engine. The others are Michel-Justin Duvigneaud, abbott Vital Alexandre, Marcel Laurent and Joseph Goffinet. Who were they? Go and see, you will know!This museum pays tribute to five illustrious individuals from the region. The best known among them is probably Etienne Lenoir, who is generally credited with inventing the combustion engine. The others are Michel-Justin Duvignaud whose inventions include the fountain pen; the abbot Vital Alexandre, who was shot in 1914 after offering his life in exchange for those of his parishioners who had been taken hostage; Marcel Laurent, curator of the Royal Museums of Art and History and Joseph Goffinet, an agricultural engineer who actively campaigned in trade unions for the agriculture sector.

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