Jules-Albert de Dion

Jules-Albert de Dion
de Dion on a steam car
Born
Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne

(1856-03-09)9 March 1856
Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique, French Second Empire
Died19 August 1946(1946-08-19) (aged 90)
Known for
"Automobile". Caricature by Guth published in Vanity Fair in 1899.
Blazon de Dion

Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne (French pronunciation: [ʒyl feliks filip albɛʁ djɔ̃ wɑ̃dɔn]; 9 March 1856 – 19 August 1946) was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.