Edgar Sengier

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Edgar Sengier
Born	Edgar Edouard Bernard Sengier (1879-10-09)9 October 1879 Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
Died	26 July 1963(1963-07-26) (aged 83) Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Alma mater	University of Leuven
Occupation(s)	Mining engineer, director
Employer	Union Minière du Haut Katanga
Known for	Manhattan Project uranium supply
Awards	Commander of the Order of the Belgian Crown (1945) Grand Officer of the Royal Order of the Lion (1945) Medal for Merit

Edgar Edouard Bernard Sengier (9 October 1879 – 26 July 1963) was a Belgian mining engineer and director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga mining company that operated in Belgian Congo during World War II.

Sengier is credited with giving the American government access to much of the uranium necessary for the Manhattan Project, much of which was already stored in a Staten Island warehouse due to his foresight to stockpile the ore to prevent it from falling into a possible enemy's hands.

For his actions he became the first non-American civilian to be awarded the Medal for Merit by the United States government.