Citroën, André

André Citroën
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Name	Citroën, André Gender: M
Birthname	Citroën, André-Gustave
born on	5 February 1878 at 00:30 (= 12:30 AM )
Place	Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20
Timezone	LMT m2e20 (is local mean time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	16°07' 15°06 Asc. 08°03'

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André Citroën

Biography

French industrialist, the creator and manufacturer of a front wheel drive car, the Citroen. During WW I his company mass-produced munitions and post-war, turned to automobile works. He introduced Henry Ford's assembly line methods to the European auto industry when he established one of the largest factories in France. In 1934, he lost control of his company with bankruptcy.

An anecdote: The Citroen family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873. Upon arrival, the diaeresis was added to the name, changing Citroen to Citroën (a grandfather had sold lemons, and had changed the consequent name Limoenman "lime man" to Citroen Dutch for "lemon").

His father committed suicide when André was six years old.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• associate relationship with Audouin-Dubreuil, Louis (born 2 August 1887)

• parent->child relationship with Citroën, Bernard (born 4 June 1917)

• (has as) boss relationship with Lefèbvre, André (born 19 August 1894)

Events

• Family trauma 1884 (father committed suicide)

• Financial : Bankruptcy 1934

• Death by Disease 3 July 1935 (Age 57, stomach cancer)
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Source Notes

Sy Scholfield quotes BC no. 261 in the online Paris Archives, 9e arr. Scholfield also quotes John Reynolds's book, "André Citroën: The Man and the Motor Cars" (Alan Sutton, 1996), p. 6: "Andre Citroen was born in Paris at exactly thirty minutes past midnight on the morning of 5 February 1878. The fifth and youngest child of Levie Citroen, a Jewish diamond merchant from Amsterdam."

Previously this data had a C-rating: Lescaut quotes Richez for B.R., Cahiers Astrol 204 (not confirmed).

Categories

• Lifestyle : Financial : Loss - Bankruptcy (1934)

• Lifestyle : Financial : Wealthy

• Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur (Industrialist,war munitions,Citroën automobiles)

• Vocation : Engineer : Mechanical