Louis-Georges Mulot

After inheriting his father's tools, he proved to be very skillful with his hands; mending shotguns and clocks as well as locks.

Upon returning home, he created his own tools and dug his first well on the property of the Marquise de Grollier, an artist who specialized in flower painting.

While searching for drilling locations in Dourges and Hénin-Beaumont, he discovered the first indication that coal fields existed beyond Douai.

Capitalizing on this success, he began engineering large structures, with a cement drilling and pouring technique of his won devising.

He was named Knight in the Legion of Honor by King Louis-Philippe I and obtained a lifetime annuity of 3,000 Francs.