For 50 years he was on the board of directors of the "S.A. luxembourgeoise des chemins de fer et minières Prince-Henri" and in 1878 was government commissioner for the World Exhibition in Paris. He was the co-founder and manager of the "S.A. des hauts-fourneaux de Rumelange-Ottange" and later manager of the "Deutsch-Luxemburgische Bergwerks- und Hütten-AG", and sat on the board of several industrial companies.