Jean-Pierre Alphonse Munchen (3 September 1850 – 25 January 1917) was a

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

ish engineer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Luxembourg City between 24 July 1904 and 14 February 1915. Munchen was born into one of Luxembourg's best-established familiesWirion (1949), p. 381 in Diekirch on 3 September 1850. He studied at University of Liège, after which he became an industrial engineer, working in both Belgium and

in the burgeoning local steel industry.Wirion (1949), p. 391 Munchen was involved in the foundation of the steel mill at Rodange, and in the development of the Prince Henri Railway. After this, he spent many years working in the Russian Empire, particularly the Ural Mountains, Urals and Siberia, where he helped to develop the areas' first steel infrastructure. In 1892, he entered Luxembourg City's Communes of Luxembourg, communal council, in which he served until 1904, when he became the city's mayor. He also represented the city in the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg, Chamber of Deputies. There is a street in Merl, Luxembourg, Merl, Luxembourg City, named after Munchen (''Rue Alphonse Munchen'').

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* Mayors of Luxembourg City Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Councillors in Luxembourg City Liberal League (Luxembourg) politicians Luxembourgian engineers Luxembourgian people of World War I 1850 births 1917 deaths People from Diekirch {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub