Henri Adolphe Eugène Schneider (18 December 1840 – 17 May 1898) was a French businessman and politician.

[1] Henri Schneider was born in Le Creusot, rural France.

Henri took over control of Le Creusot on his father's death in 1875.

[1][2] His statue in the centre of Le Creusot, designed by Emile Peynot, was dedicated in 1923.

[4] Control of the Le Creusot foundry passed to his son Eugène Schneider, who he had taken into partnership in 1887.