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Wenner was made a member of the Royal Order of the Lion on 8 April 1947. On 20 August 1949 he was promoted to commander of the order. On 17 April 1957 F. Wenner, honorary provincial governor of the
Belgian Congo, was among the guests at the inauguration of the Franco-Belgo-Luxembourgeoise tourism
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exposition. Wenner died in 1964. He had two children, a daughter Sanki (1921–2001) and a son Jean-Paul (1930–2001). He made an important collection of
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