- René Panhard
Louis François René Panhard (
27 May 1841 ,Paris -16 July 1908 La Bourboule , dept.Puy-de-Dôme ) was a Frenchengineer , merchant and a pioneer of theautomobile 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 & Levassor which produced its first automobile in 1890.He was also a
mayor ofThiais in thedepartement Val-de-Marne . In Paris, a street in the 13th arrondissement is named after him.External links
* [http://perso.orange.fr/site.panhard/cvl.htm Founders of Panhard & Levassor] fr icon
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