André-Citroën was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan
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André Citroën
André-Gustave Citroën was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën. He is also remembered for his application of double helical gears.
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business · French industrialist and Citroën car brand founder · entrepreneur · industrialist · engineer · also André Citroën, Citroën
Born 5 February 1878 · Died 3 July 1935 · Q219842
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1992· 1 entry
The Parc André Citroën public garden in Paris was named after him
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1935· 2 entries
Died 1935-07-03.
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And was interred in the Montparnasse Cemetery, the funeral being led by the Chief Rabbi of Paris
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1931· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1931).
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1919· 2 entries
Leading it to become the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the world by the beginning of the 1930s (specifically 1932)
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Career landmark: president (1919–1935).
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1908· 1 entry
Was installed as a chairman for the automotive company Mors, where he was very successful
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1878· 2 entries
Born 1878-02-05.
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André-Gustave Citroen was the fifth and last child of his Jewish parents, diamond merchant Levie Citroen and Masza Amelia Kleinman
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1873· 1 entry
The family moved to Paris; upon arrival, the French tréma was added to the surname (reputedly by one of André's teachers), changing Citroen to Citroën
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1843· 1 entry
Had been baptised "Quai de Javel," in recognition of the chemical factory that had been set up to produce a range of industrial acids, and which later numbered the well known eponymous "Eau de Javel" (bleach) among its p
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