Armand Peugeot (March 26, 1849—January 2, 1915) was an industrialist, pioneer of the automobile An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own 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 for the transport industry and the founder of the French France (pronounced /ˈfræns/ or /ˈfrɑːns/; French: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the firm Peugeot Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot Museum there. It also sponsors the Sochaux football club, founded in 1928 by a member of the Peugeot family.
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Family
Armand Peugeot was born on 26 MARCH 1849 in Herimoncourt The arrondissement of Montbéliard is an arrondissement of France, located in the Doubs département, in the Franche-Comté région. It has 13 cantons and 193 communes, in eastern France. He was the son of Emile Peugeot and Jean Pierre. The family had a metal working business, producing a range of practical goods such as springs, saws, spectacle frames and coffee grinders. In 1872 he married Sophie Leonie Fallot (1852-1930) and they had five children, but their only son, Raymond, died in 1896. Armand Peugeot died on 2 January 1915 in Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. It is located 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe, Paris.
Education
In 1881 Armand attended a training course at a company in Leeds Coordinates: 53°47′59″N 1°32′57″W / 53.79972°N 1.54917°W Leeds (pronounced /ˈliːdz/ ) is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the recorded history of Leeds can be traced to the 5th century when the Kingdom of Elmet was covered by the forest of ". This convinced him of the future of mechanical transport, and he wanted to expand this side of the business. In 1895 he graduated from the École Centrale, an engineering school in Paris.
Business
From 1865, Armand and his cousin Eugène became involved with the running of the company, then called Peugeot Frères Aînés. They took it into cycle manufacture in 1882, and exhibited a steam powered tricycle at the 1889 World Fair The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from May 6, to October 31, 1889 in Paris. They created their first car in their workhouse which is located in eastern France.
By 1892, the company name was Les Fils de Peugeot Frères, and they had begun to manufacture cars with Daimler Gottlieb Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist, born in Schorndorf (Kingdom of Württemberg, a federal state of the German Confederation), in what is now the Federal Republic of Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the first high-speed petrol engine and the first engines. Armand wanted to increase production, but Eugène did not want to commit the company to the necessary investment. So, on 2 April 1896, Armand set up his own company, Société Anonyme des Automobiles Peugeot. He built a factory at Audincourt The arrondissement of Montbéliard is an arrondissement of France, located in the Doubs département, in the Franche-Comté région. It has 13 cantons and 193 communes, dedicated to the manufacture of cars with an internal combustion engine.
In February 1910, without a male heir, he agreed to merge his company with Eugène’s. When he stepped down from managing the company in 1913, Peugeot were the largest car manufacturer in France, producing 10,000 cars per year.
Trivia
- Armand Peugeot was accepted into the Automotive Hall of Fame A permanent museum was built at Midland, Michigan, United States in 1971 on the grounds of Northwood University and the facility was open for 25 years in 1999.
References
- Automotive hall of fame
- Peugeot cars history
- Virtual Museum of French Protestantism
- Franche Comté region
Categories: 1849 births | Alumni of the École Centrale Paris | 1915 deaths | Automotive pioneers |
