Jules-Albert de Dion | |
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 de Dion on a steam car | |
| Born | Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne 9 March 1856 Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique, French Second Empire |
| Died | 19 August 1946 (aged 90) Paris, French Fourth Republic |
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Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne (French pronunciation: [ʒyl feliks filip albɛʁ də djɔ̃ də 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.