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Émile Levassor (21 January 1843, Marolles-en-Hurepoix
Marolles-en-Hurepoix

Marolles-en-Hurepoix is a town and a Communes of France in the Essonne Departments of France, in the France Regions of France of ?le-de-France ....
 - 14 April 1897, Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
) was a French engineer and a pioneer
Pioneer

A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering tasks, originally in France. The word was borrowed into English, from Old French pionnier, which meant a "foot soldier", from the root 'peon' recorded in 1523....
 of the automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 industry and car racing in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
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Biography
Graduated at École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris

?cole Centrale Paris is a renowned French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name ?cole centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP....
, he started his career in 1872 in a company that produced wood-working machines, where he met René Panhard
René Panhard

Louis Fran?ois Ren? Panhard was a France engineer, merchant and a pioneer of the automobile industry in France.Having graduated from ?cole Centrale Paris, he was employed by Jean-Louis P?rin in a firm that produced wood-working machines, where Panhard met Emile Levassor....
. They were building gas engines as well. In 1886, a Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 industrialist Edouard Sarazin got a license for building engines of Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist, born in Schorndorf , in what is now the Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development....
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Émile Levassor (21 January 1843, Marolles-en-Hurepoix
Marolles-en-Hurepoix

Marolles-en-Hurepoix is a town and a Communes of France in the Essonne Departments of France, in the France Regions of France of ?le-de-France ....
 - 14 April 1897, Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
) was a French engineer and a pioneer
Pioneer

A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering tasks, originally in France. The word was borrowed into English, from Old French pionnier, which meant a "foot soldier", from the root 'peon' recorded in 1523....
 of the automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 industry and car racing in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Biography


Graduated at École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris

?cole Centrale Paris is a renowned French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name ?cole centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP....
, he started his career in 1872 in a company that produced wood-working machines, where he met René Panhard
René Panhard

Louis Fran?ois Ren? Panhard was a France engineer, merchant and a pioneer of the automobile industry in France.Having graduated from ?cole Centrale Paris, he was employed by Jean-Louis P?rin in a firm that produced wood-working machines, where Panhard met Emile Levassor....
. They were building gas engines as well. In 1886, a Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 industrialist Edouard Sarazin got a license for building engines of Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist, born in Schorndorf , in what is now the Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development....
. He chose Levassor to build them in France. When Sarazin died in 1887, Levassor married his widow, Louise, and together with Panhard they started building cars. The first appeared in 1890, with an engine built in Daimler license. Levassor also took part in auto racing, finishing fifth in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
-Rouen
Rouen

Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie r?gion in France....
 race in 1894, and winning illustriously the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris Rally
Paris-Bordeaux-Paris Rally

The Paris-Bordeaux-Paris Rally of June 1895 was the first automobile Grand Prix in history. The distance of the race was 1,178 km and there was a mass start....
 the following year (both in his own cars). In 1896, when taking part in the Paris-Marseille-Paris Rally, he got seriously injured in a crash when he tried to avoid hitting a dog. He never recovered from the injury, and died in Paris the following year.

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