André Michelin

André Michelin

French industrialist (1853–1931)

André Jules Aristide Michelin (16 January 1853 – 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who, with his brother Édouard (1859–1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand.2

From Wikipedia’s article on André Michelin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 16, 1853, died Apr 4, 1931.1

About

In 1900, André Michelin published the first Michelin Guide, the purpose of which was to promote tourism by car, thereby supporting his tyre manufacturing operation.

From Wikipedia’s article on André Michelin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

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