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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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 NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Citroën
fieldOfWork automotive industry
mass production
founded Citroën
fullName André-Gustave Citroën
givenName André
hasRelative Levie Citroen
Masza Amalia Kleinman
hasTrademark 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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