André Citroën

André Citroën
André Citroën
	André Citroën on an ocean voyage
Born	André-Gustave Citroën; 5 February 1878; Paris, France
Died	3 July 1935 (aged 57); Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Business, engineering
Known for	Founder of Citroën
Parent(s)	Levie Citroen and Masza Amelia Kleinman
Relatives	Alfred Lindon (brother-in-law)

André-Gustave Citroën (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ɡystav sitʁɔɛn]; 5 February 1878 – 3 July 1935) was a French industrialist and freemason of Dutch and Polish Jewish origin.^[1]^[2]^[3] Citroen was the founder of the car company Citroën, and for his application of double helical gears.

The gears with double chevrons that reputedly were the basis of the Citroën logo.

His grave in Paris

Citroën was born on 5 February 1878 in the city of Paris and died from stomach cancer on 3 July 1935 in Paris, aged 57. He had graduated the École Polytechnique.

André Citroën Media

Certificate of the S. A. André Citroën, issued 30 September 1927, signed by André Citroën

References

↑ Dictionnaire universel de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Monique Cara, Jean-Marc Cara and Marc de Jode, Larousse ed., 2011)
↑ LE METRO VIRTUEL – Page 282 (Thierry Van de Leur, PARISIS CODE 5 ed., 2012)
↑ André Citroën – page 92 (Jacques Wolgensinger, Flamarion ed., 1991)

[1] Dictionnaire universel de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Monique Cara, Jean-Marc Cara and Marc de Jode, Larousse ed., 2011)

[2] LE METRO VIRTUEL – Page 282 (Thierry Van de Leur, PARISIS CODE 5 ed., 2012)

[3] André Citroën – page 92 (Jacques Wolgensinger, Flamarion ed., 1991)

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André Citroën
André Citroën on an ocean voyage
Born	André-Gustave Citroën (1878-02-05)5 February 1878 Paris, France
Died	3 July 1935(1935-07-03) (aged 57) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Business, engineering
Known for	Founder of Citroën
Parent(s)	Levie Citroen and Masza Amelia Kleinman
Relatives	Alfred Lindon (brother-in-law)