André Citroën

André-Gustave Citroën (5 February 1878 ? 3 July 1935) was a French entrepreneur from Jewish-Dutch origin . He is remembered chiefly for the make of car named after him, but also for his application of double helical gears.

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Born in Paris in 1878, André-Gustave was the 5th and last child of a Jewish diamond merchant Levie Citroen from the Netherlands and Mazra Kleinmann (of Warsaw, Poland). He was related to the famous British philosopher A. J. Ayer. The Citroen family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873. Upon arrival, the diaeresis was added to the name, changing Citroen to Citroën (a grandfather had sold lemons, and had changed the consequent name Limoenman "lime man" to Citroen ("lemon" in Dutch). His father committed suicide when André was only six years old.

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André Dubosc and Françoise Rosay: La Femme En Homme 1931	André Antoine and Léonard Antoine: Les Travailleurs De La Mer 1918	Andréa Parisy and Jacques Charrier: Les Tricheurs 1958	René Cresté and Yvette Andréyor: Judex 1916
André Lefaur Max Dearly Saturnin Fabre and Victor Boucher: Ils Étaient Neuf Célibataires 1939	Half-Length Portrait of the Film Actress Fern Andra