André-Gustave Citroën
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Engineering, Engineers, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Automobiles, Cars, Transportation
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Citroën introduced Henry Ford’s mass production techniques to the European automobile industry and founded the company that produced the first car that was affordable to a broad cross section of consumers in Europe. He financed several scientific exhibitions and gave the lighting of the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde to the city of Paris.
Early Life
André-Gustave Citroën was born in Paris on February 5, 1878, to a family of wealthy Jewish diamond merchants of Dutch extraction. While he was still a young child,...
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