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Étienne Mimard

French arms manufacturer (1862–1944)

Étienne Mimard (1862 in Sens – 1944) was a French arms manufacturer who, with Pierre Blachon, another arms manufacturer, founded the Manufacture Française d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Étienne, which became Manufrance in 1947.²

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

Born Jan 18, 1862, died Jun 14, 1944.¹

About

Some years after buying the Martinier-Collin company, Mimard and Blachon settled on the site in the Cours Fauriel, built by the architect Lamaizière. The list of their innovations is important: they created a large factory, a centre of technical innovation, a novel system of mail order sales (printing of the Manufrance catalogue reached a million copies), a print centre (Le Chasseur français magazine) and made renowned rifles (Robust, Ideal, Simplex, etc.).

From Wikipedia’s article on Étienne Mimard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

ManufranceFounder⁹

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, gunsmith, businessperson.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Manufrance³

Personal life

BornJan 18, 1862, Sens⁵
DiedJun 14, 1944, Saint-Étienne⁶
CitizenshipFrance⁷

Awards

Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour⁸
Date not recordedKnight of the Order of Leopold⁸

Sources

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WikidataÉtienne Mimard on Wikidata
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WikidataÉtienne Mimard: Founded Manufrance, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉtienne Mimard: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉtienne Mimard: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉtienne Mimard: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉtienne Mimard: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉtienne Mimard: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataManufrance, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsÉtienne Mimard photo by Jona30900, CC BY-SA 3.0