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Louis Renault

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Louis Renault

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French industrialist

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Louis Renault was a French inventor, racing automobile driver, entrepreneur, and industrialist, born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on 12 February 1877. He was educated at the Lycée Condorcet and worked as president and président-directeur général of Renault, the company that employed him. His siblings were Marcel Renault and Fernand Renault, and he competed in auto racing. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.

Renault was a participant in WWII Axis collaboration in France. He died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris on 24 October 1944 and was buried in Herqueville.

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Born
1843
Died
1918
Works
18

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Instance of
human
Given name
Louis
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Occupation
designer
Educated at
Lycée Condorcet
Employer
Renault
Languages spoken
French
Image
Louis Renault en 1918.jpg
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Louis Renault
date of birth
1877-02-12
date of death
1944-10-24
place of burial
Herqueville
name in native language
Louis Renault
different from
Louis Renault
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