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
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entrepreneur → human → industrialist → |
| burialPlace |
Montparnasse Cemetery
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Paris → |
| causeOfDeath |
stomach cancer
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| dateOfBirth |
1878-02-05
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| dateOfDeath |
1935-07-03
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| educatedAt |
École Polytechnique
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| ethnicGroup |
Jewish
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| familyName |
Citroën
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| fieldOfWork |
automotive industry
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mass production → |
| founded |
Citroën
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| fullName |
André-Gustave Citroën
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| givenName |
André
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| hasRelative |
Levie Citroen
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Masza Amalia Kleinman → |
| hasTrademark |
double chevron logo
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| inspiredBy |
Henry Ford
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| knownFor |
founding Citroën automobile company
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innovative industrial marketing → introducing mass car production in Europe → |
| nativeLanguage |
French
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| notableAchievement |
early use of all-steel car bodies in France
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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
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Citroën Type A → Citroën half-track vehicles → double helical gear patent → |
| occupation |
automotive engineer
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business executive → industrialist → |
| patent |
double helical gear system
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| placeOfBirth |
France
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Paris → |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris → |
| positionHeld |
head of Citroën
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| religion |
Judaism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| usedMethod |
assembly line production
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mass production techniques → |
| workLocation |
France
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Paris → |
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Montparnasse Cemetery
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Citroën
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foundedBy |
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André Citroën
("André-Gustave Citroën")
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fullName |
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École Polytechnique
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Cimetière de Levallois-Perret
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hasNotableBurial |