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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- 7th arrondissement of Paris
- Sibling
- Fernand Renault
- Occupation
- designer
- Position held
- président-directeur général
- Educated at
- Lycée Condorcet
- Employer
- Renault
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- WWII Axis collaboration in France
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- Louis Renault en 1918.jpg
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- Commons category
- 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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