Alfred Mosselman or Alfred Mosselmann (1810–1867) was a Belgian

aristocrat The aristocracy (''from Greek'' ''ἀριστοκρατία'' ''aristokratía'', "rule of the best"; ''Latin: aristocratia'') is historically associated with a "hereditary" or a "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the ...

and

industrialist A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or ser ...

who made a fortune in canal- and road-building. He was also a patron of the arts, particularly of his long-time lover

Apollonie Sabatier Apollonie Sabatier (born Aglaé Joséphine Savatier; 8 April 1822 – 3 January 1890) was a French entertainer, artist's model and courtesan, who became a salon hostess and bohemian muse to many of the French artists of 1850s Paris. Biography A ...

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1810 births 1867 deaths Belgian nobility 19th-century Belgian businesspeople Belgian philanthropists Regents of the Banque de France 19th-century philanthropists 19th-century industrialists {{Belgium-bio-stub