Edouard Van Goethem

Edouard Van Goethem was born the son of a Belgian father and Irish mother in Brussels. His parents set up an orphanage for Protestant children and his father also ran the family sugar refinery. There were five children in the family and the eldest son eventually took over the running of the refinery. Edouard was not interested in business. He cared only for music and art and was educated at the Lycee and Conservatoire.