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Étienne Lenoir
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1822-01-12 ) 12 January 1822, Mussy-la-Ville , Belgium
- Died
- 4 August 1900 (1900-08-04) (aged 78), La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire , France
- Citizenship
- Belgium France
- Known for
- Lenoir cycle Internal combustion engine Spark plug
- Fields
- Engineering
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Étienne
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Mussy-la-Ville
- Occupation
- merchant
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- history of technology
- Image
- Etienne Lenoir 2 (151966191).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- date of birth
- 1822-01-12
- date of death
- 1900-08-04
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- name in native language
- Étienne Lenoir
- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900), was a Belgian-French engineer who invented the internal combustion engine in 1858. Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807 (De Rivaz engine) and 1854 (Barsanti–Matteucci engine).
He was born in Mussy-la-Ville (then in Luxembourg, part of the Belgian Province of Luxembourg since 1839). In 1838, he immigrated to France, taking up residence in Paris, where he developed an interest in electroplating. His interest in the subject led him to make several electrical inventions, including an improved electric telegraph.
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