Charles Jeantaud
French engineer
Charles Jeantaud (1840-1906) was a French engineer who invented the parallelogram steering linkage in 1878.2
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Born Dec 23, 1840, died Nov 30, 1906.1
Companies
Early life and education
He was born in Limoges, in what is now the Haute-Vienne department of central France.
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Career
Occupation: racing automobile driver, design engineer.4
In 1881 he built his first electric car, with help from Camille Alphonse Faure, who had built the first modern day car battery in 1881. The vehicle had a Gramme-design electric motor with a Fulmen-made battery.
From 1893 to 1906 he built vehicles under the trademark Jeantaud in Paris.
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Personal life
- BornDec 23, 1840, Limoges5
- DiedNov 30, 1906, 8th arrondissement of Paris6
- CitizenshipFrance7
- SpouseBerthe Marie Bachoux Jeantaud8
He committed suicide in 1906.
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Awards
- Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour9
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataCharles Jeantaud on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCharles Jeantaud on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataJeantaud, Founder
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