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Pierre Lefaucheux

French industrialist (1898–1955)

Pierre-André Lefaucheux (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃dʁe ləfoʃø]; 30 June 1898 – 11 February 1955) was a leading French industrialist and recipient of the Order of Liberation, awarded to heroes of France's Liberation during World War II.²

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

Born Jun 30, 1898, died Feb 11, 1955.¹

About

As the first chairman of Renault during the critical years after World War II, Lefaucheux died in an automobile accident in 1955 at age 56 – while directing the development of the forthcoming Renault Dauphine.

Lefaucheux was the subject of the 2009 biography, Patron de Renault, Pierre Lefaucheux (1944–1955) by Cyrille Sardais.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pierre Lefaucheux, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

RenaultChair 1945 to 1955¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedÉcole Centrale Paris³

Born at Triel-sur-Seine, and descended from the French inventor Casimir Lefaucheux, Lefaucheux was second of the four children of Pierre André Lefaucheux and Madeleine Dulac.

He volunteered for military service in September 1917, his record of military achievement in the First World War being crowned with his receipt of the Croix de Guerre.

Returning to civilian life, he enrolled at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, obtaining his diploma in 1922.

Lefacheux began his working life with a brief spell at the North France Railway Company, before joining in 1925 the Compagnie générale de construction de fours (General Boiler Manufacturing Company) where he would build his career until 1939, and where he became a director.

In parallel, he began in 1929 a doctoral thesis which he would submit in 1935 on the subject of “The peseta and the Spanish economy”.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, resistance fighter, engineer, French resistance fighter, businessperson.⁷

1945 to 1955Président-directeur général, Renault⁵
1945 to 1955Chair, Renault⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Renault⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Chemins de fer du Nord⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Compagnie Générale de Construction de Fours⁴

Personal life

BornJun 30, 1898, Triel-sur-Seine⁸
DiedFeb 11, 1955, Saint-Dizier⁹
CitizenshipFrance¹⁰
SpouseMarie-Hélène Lefaucheux¹¹

Awards

1946Companion of the Liberation^{12 13}
Date not recordedCroix de guerre 1914–1918^{12 13}
Date not recordedOfficer of the Legion of Honour^{12 13}

Sources

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WikidataPierre Lefaucheux on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lefaucheux: Chair, Renault, on Wikidata
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WikidataPierre Lefaucheux: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataRenault, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsPierre Lefaucheux photo by Charles01, CC BY-SA 3.0