.jpg){kind=link}
Marcel Renault
French industrialist (1872–1903)
Marcel Renault (14 May 1872 – 26 May 1903) was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-inheritor of an important textile business and co-founder of the carmaker Renault with his brothers Louis and Fernand Renault. He died at 31 years old due to injuries from the Paris–Madrid race of 1903.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Marcel Renault (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born May 14, 1872, died May 26, 1903.1
Companies
Early life and education
Early life
Renault was born in 1872 in Paris to a bourgeoisie family of five children (two sisters and two brothers). His father, Alfred Renault, gained a fortune from his textile business, and his mother was the daughter of wealthy merchants.
His brother Louis was a mechanical genius. An automotive pioneer, he developed a voiturette in the family workshop in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1898.
From Wikipedia’s article on Marcel Renault (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, racing automobile driver, engineer.5
Personal life
Philanthropy
Foundation of Renault Frères
In 1899, while he managed his father's textile business with his brother Fernand, the three brothers founded "Renault Frères" ("Renault Brothers," later becoming Renault Group) in Boulogne-Billancourt. Marcel and Fernand both employed 60 people to launch the car designed by Louis, without believing in the project. Marcel was in charge of the administration, Fernand directing marketing, and Louis devoted to the design and production of the cars. By the end of 1899, they had their first orders.
From Wikipedia’s article on Marcel Renault (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Links
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataMarcel Renault on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMarcel Renault on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9WikidataRenault, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsMarcel Renault photo by Jules Beau, Public domain