Foenquinos, Léon

Léon Foenquinos
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Name	Foenquinos, Léon Gender: M
born on	2 August 1889 at 12:00 (= 12:00 noon )
Place	Marseille, France, 43n18, 5e24
Timezone	LMT m5e24 (is local mean time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA Collector: Mandl
Astrology data	10°18' 14°13 Asc. 01°46'

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Léon Foenquinos (commemorative plaque)
photo: Fr.Latreille, license cc-by-sa-4.0

Biography

French inventor of traffic lights, he described them in 1920 as follows: "poles three metres high will be installed at the corners of street intersections, on which electric light and sound signals will be fixed (...)". He disseminated his ideas and sold all his inventions to France for the love of his country. He died on 17 June 1954 at age 64.

Link to Wikipedia biography (French)

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 17 June 1954 (Age 64)
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Source Notes

Michaël Mandl quotes birth record [1].

Categories

• Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator