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Andre Citroen

Also Known As André-Gustave Citroën
Automotive Pioneers and Engineers

French industrialist who founded the Citroen automobile company in 1919 and applied American-style mass production methods to the European car industry, growing it into one of the continent's largest manufacturers by the early 1930s. He is also remembered for popularizing double helical gearing, later adopted as Citroen's own company emblem. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1878 1
Death Year
1935 1
Nationality
French 1
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Source Wikipedia: Andre Citroen

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  • Introduction
    Citroen founded the Citroen automobile company in 1919, leading it to become the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the world by the beginning of the 1930s.
  • Lead section (full name)
    André-Gustave Citroën (French:
  • Operates: Citroen, lead section
    Citroen founded the Citroen automobile company in 1919, leading it to become the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the world by the beginning of the 1930s.
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