René Panhard

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Louis François René Panhard (27 May 1841, Paris - 16 July 1908 La Bourboule, dept. Puy-de-Dôme) was a French engineer, merchant and a pioneer of the automobile industry in France.

Having graduated from École Centrale Paris, he was employed by Jean-Louis Périn in a firm that produced wood-working machines, where Panhard met Émile Levassor. After Périn's death, the two established their own firm, Panhard et Levassor which produced its first automobile in 1890.

He was also a mayor of Thiais in the département Val-de-Marne. In Paris, a street in the 13th arrondissement is named after him.

René Panhard died in 1908 and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

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Founders of Panhard & Levassor (French)

Persondata
Name	Panhard, René
Alternative names
Short description	French racing driver
Date of birth	27 May 1841
Place of birth	Paris
Date of death	16 July 1908
Place of death	La Bourboule

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