André Citroën

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André Citroën was a pioneering French industrialist and engineer best known for founding the Citroën automobile company and revolutionizing mass car production in Europe.

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Label Occurrences
André Citroën canonical 15
Andre Citroen 1
André-Gustave Citroën 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf engineer
entrepreneur
human
industrialist
burialPlace Montparnasse Cemetery
Paris
causeOfDeath stomach cancer
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1878-02-05
dateOfDeath 1935-07-03
educatedAt École Polytechnique
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Citroën
fieldOfWork automotive industry
mass production
founded Citroën
fullName André Citroën self-linksurface differs
surface form: André-Gustave Citroën
givenName André
hasRelative Levie Citroen
Masza Amalia Kleinman
hasTrademark double chevron
surface form: double chevron logo
inspiredBy Henry Ford
knownFor founding Citroën automobile company
innovative industrial marketing
introducing mass car production in Europe
nativeLanguage French
notableAchievement early use of all-steel car bodies in France
first large-scale mass production of cars in Europe
large-scale illuminated advertising on the Eiffel Tower
pioneering front-wheel-drive mass-produced car
notableWork Citroën Traction Avant
Citroën Type A
Citroën half-track vehicles
double helical gear patent
occupation automotive engineer
business executive
industrialist
patent double helical gear system
placeOfBirth France
Paris
placeOfDeath France
Paris
positionHeld head of Citroën
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
usedMethod assembly line production
mass production techniques
workLocation France
Paris

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École Polytechnique hasAlumnus André Citroën
Citroën foundedBy André Citroën
Montparnasse Cemetery burialPlaceOf André Citroën
André Citroën fullName André Citroën self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: André-Gustave Citroën
Vincent Lindon relative André Citroën
Cimetière de Passy, Paris burialPlaceOf André Citroën
subject surface form: Cimetière de Passy
Parc André Citroën namedAfter André Citroën
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris (grave later lost) burialPlaceOf André Citroën
subject surface form: Montparnasse Cemetery
André Citroën (family tomb) namedAfter André Citroën
Citroën Type A introducedBy André Citroën
Javel – André Citroën station namedAfter André Citroën
subject surface form: Javel – André Citroën
Levie Citroen relative André Citroën
this entity surface form: Andre Citroen
Masza Amalia Kleinman familyMemberOf André Citroën
Masza Amalia Kleinman notableRelative André Citroën