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About Jules-Albert de Dion
Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.
Everything about Jules-Albert de Dion →- Occupation
- politician, racing automobile driver, industrialist, automotive engineer
- Position held
- Q61268395, Q61268452, conseiller général de la Loire-Atlantique, president
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- March 9, 1856, March 10, 1856
- Died
- August 19, 1946