About Charles Jeantaud
Lived 1840 – 1906 (aged 65). Charles Jeantaud was a French design engineer and racing automobile driver.
Charles Jeantaud (1840-1906) was a French engineer who invented the parallelogram steering linkage in 1878.
Early life He was born in Limoges, in what is now the Haute-Vienne department of central France.
Career In 1881 he built his first electric car, with help from Camille Alphonse Faure, who had built the first modern day car battery in 1881. The vehicle had a Gramme-design electric motor with a Fulmen-made battery. From 1893 to 1906 he built vehicles under the trademark Jeantaud in Paris.
Personal life He committed suicide in 1906.
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Who was Charles Jeantaud?
French engineer (1840-1906)
When was Charles Jeantaud born?
Charles Jeantaud was born on 23 December 1840 in Limoges.
When did Charles Jeantaud die?
Charles Jeantaud died on 30 November 1906 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Charles Jeantaud's occupation?
Charles Jeantaud was a design engineer and racing automobile driver.
What nationality was Charles Jeantaud?
Charles Jeantaud was French.
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