Michelin, André
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Birthname | André Jules Michelin | ||||
born on | 16 January 1853 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m2e20 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French industrialist who, with his brother Édouard (1859–1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand.
In 1900, André Michelin published the first Michelin Guide, the purpose of which was to promote tourism by car, thereby supporting his tyre manufacturing operation.
He died on 4 April 1931, aged 78, in Paris, France.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Michelin, Jean (born 9 January 1883)
- parent->child relationship with Michelin, Marcel (born 12 April 1886)
- sibling relationship with Michelin, Édouard (born 23 June 1859)
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate in Didier Geslain archive, 'm' pdf file, p. 160. Typo (1835) corrected in Januuary 2018.
Categories
- Vocation : Business : Other Business (Industrialist)