De Dion-Bouton
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De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer, which operated from 1883 to 1953. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton, and Bouton's brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux.
De Dion-Bouton
De Dion steam car in Paris–Rouen race of 1894
De Dion-Bouton tricycle towing a passenger in a carriage
1903 De Dion & Bouton 8 CV in the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, Turin
Jules-Albert de Dion
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Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was a French pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.
"Automobile". Caricature by Guth published in Vanity Fair in 1899.