Louis Renault (auto structure) – Wikipedia
Louis Renault (Born February 15, 1877 in Billancourt, † October 24, 1944 in Paris) was a French engineer and co -founder of the automobile manufacturer Renault.
According to his own statements, the impetus for his foundation offered a visit to the newly built Eiffel Tower in 1889. However, he was already fascinated by technology and mechanics from an early age. [first] As an eleven -year -old, he already gave his own electrical battery system, in which, by pulling on a cord, zinc rods dipped into an acid bath. As a twelve -year -old, he hid in a tender of a locomotive just to find out how such a machine works. A year later he headed for a steam car for the first time; Léon Serpollet let him “on the steering wheel”. Mechanical constructions appealed to him. Already in youth he neglected the school and drove himself around in the workshops and train stations of Paris. [first]
Christmas Eve 1898 is the beginning of the Renault company. That evening Louis Renault received orders over twelve voiturettes. [2] On February 28, 1899, his brothers founded Marcel and Fernand Die Renault Frères company (Companies of the Renault brothers). Louis was formally her employee and was responsible for the construction and construction of the cars. After Marcel had a fatal accident in 1903 and Fernand had become seriously ill in 1908 (he died in 1909) Louis took over the company and led it until 1944 [3] . In 1901, 347 orders were received and the work in Billancourt employed 110 people.
Louis Renault was also active as a racing driver, at the broken down race Paris-Madrid in 1903, in which Marcel Renault was killed, [2] he achieved a second place. Then Louis ended his racing driver career. The company remained successful anyway. [first]
Renault not only headed the company, but continued to work as a technician. Some of his patented inventions were described as revolutionary. The drive of the rear wheels via a cardan shaft (its first patent in automotive construction), the spark plug or a turbo compressor (charging blower) to be screwed are, as well as the seat belt, as well as the seat belt, the first V8 engine for an aircraft and the drum brake. These patents also secured the company’s financial independence.
In 1929, according to Henry Ford’s model, he built a new work with assembly line (the assembly line was the longest outside the USA with 1500 meters) and modern assembly technology. [first] The consequences of the global economic crisis (it began in 1929) also hit his company hard. A sufficient capital ceiling, a wide -ranging type program, extensive independence from suppliers (high production depth; Renault made a lot in his works itself, even a gully cover, canteen cutlery, spark plugs), efficient production and the discharge of some employees ensured the continued existence of the company.
In June 1940 German troops occupied Paris. Louis Renault was given the choice of either repairing trucks and tanks of the Wehrmacht or liquidating the company. With the approval of the Vichy government, which campaigned for state collaboration, Renault decided to work with the Germans-this “tank affair” and a shaking hands with Adolf Hitler in 1939 in Berlin gave the allegation of collaboration loud. [first] In March 1943 and in April and September 1944, the production facilities were seriously damaged by Allied bomber associations. Renault managed to quickly get production going.
After the liberation of Paris (Commandant Dietrich von Choltitz ignored some commands and capitulated on August 25, 1944 practically without a fight), Renault faced the authorities on September 23, 1944 (on the advice of his friend Ribet, the President of the Chamber of the Legal Chamber). He was arrested in prison in the Paris suburb of Fresnes. [first]
On October 9, he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital and shortly afterwards moved to the Saint-Jean-de-Dieu clinic. There he died on October 24, 1944. [first] The cause of death remains unclear: [2] While official statements speak of uremia (urinary poisoning), some circumstances indicate fatal abuse in the prison cell. [first] Louis Renault was on the City cemeter In the municipality of Herqueville, some part of the department, some. [4]
Through his work for France in the First World War (Renault was the first tank to build the Renault FT [2] ) he had become a national hero, so he was appointed officer of the Legion of Honor in 1918.
- Edouard Seidler: The great Renault challenge. Issued: Lausanne, 1981. ISBN 2-88001-118-3
- Ulrich Bethscheider-Kieser: Renault: In the sign of the rhombus. Motor vehicle–publisher: Stutgart 1995. Isbn 3-613-01658-3
- ↑ a b c d It is f g h Answers.com – website: Louis Renault. On: www.answers.com , Retrieved on January 6, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d Renaultoloog – website: Renault’s history. On: www.renaultolog.nl , Retrieved on January 6, 2013 .
- ↑ https://www.sites.google.com/site/histoiregroupenault/un-peu-d-histoire/Renault-chronicles-version-anglaise/01—the-louis-renault-era-1898-1944/01A- –a-dynamic-start-1898-1914
- ↑ The grave of Louis Renault. In: knerger.de. Klaus Nerger, Retrieved on October 30, 2018 .
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