Jules-Albert de Dion
French automotive pioneer (1856–1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne (9 March 1856 – 19 August 1946) was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.
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Born | Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne (1856-03-09)9 March 1856 Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique, French Second Empire |
Died | 19 August 1946(1946-08-19) (aged 90) Paris, French Fourth Republic |
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