Edgar Sengier KBE (19 October 1879– 26 July 1963) was the director of the Belgian Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II. Sengier is credited with giving the American government access to much of the uranium necessary for the Manhattan Project. He was the first non-American civilian to be awarded the Medal for Merit by the United States government.
Read more about Edgar Sengier: The Union Minière Du Haut Katanga, Shinkolobwe's Uranium, Awards and Recognition, Later Life
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