Photo: Touring-Club de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Émile Levassor

French engineer (1843–1897)

Émile Constant Levassor (21 January 1843 – 14 April 1897) was a French engineer and a pioneer of the automobile industry and car racing in France.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Émile Levassor (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 21, 1843, died Apr 14, 1897.¹

Companies

PanhardFounder¹¹

Early life and education

1861 to 1864École Centrale Paris engineer³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, mechanical engineer, racing automobile driver.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Panhard⁴

Personal life

BornJan 21, 1843, Marolles-en-Hurepoix⁶
DiedApr 14, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris⁷
CitizenshipFrance⁸
SpouseLouise Sarazin⁹

In May 1890 Emile Levassor married Mme. Louise Sarazin, the widow of Edouard Sarazin, an influential and entrepreneurial Patents lawyer who owned licences for Deutz and Daimler engine manufacture. Both types of engine were manufactured in Paris by Perin, Panhard & Cie and Panhard & Levassor.

From Wikipedia’s article on Émile Levassor (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

1889Knight of the Legion of Honour¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataÉmile Levassor on Wikidata
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WikipediaÉmile Levassor on Wikipedia
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: Founded Panhard, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉmile Levassor: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataPanhard, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsÉmile Levassor photo by Touring-Club de France, Public domain