Alexandre Galopin

Alexandre Galopin (1879 – 1944) was a Belgian businessman. He was director of the Société Générale de Belgique, a large Belgian company founded in 1822 by William I, and chairman of the board of Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre.

Galopin was behind the Galopin doctrine, a "lesser evil" tactic that allowed industrial development in the occupied Belgium during the Second World War, under auspices of the Belgian government in exile.

He is the grandfather of Benoit de Bonvoisin.

His name has been given to a street; avenue Alexandre Galopin, in Etterbeek, Brussels.

Read more about Alexandre Galopin:  Galopin Doctrine