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Alexandre Darracq

1855 - 1931

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Alexandre Darracq (10 November 1855 – 1931) was a French investor, engineer, cycle manufacturer and automobile manufacturer. By 1904, Darracq was producing more than ten percent of all automobiles in France and he sold a substantial part of his business to British investors. He became fascinated by the possibilities of a rotary valve engine, put it into production and although it became a disaster for Darracq & Cie, persisted in installing it in Darracq products. He was obliged to retire in June 1912 aged 56. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandre Darracq is the 139th most popular engineer (down from 116th in 2019), the 2,797th most popular biography from France (down from 2,263rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Alexandre Darracq ranks 139 out of 389. Before him are Georgy Shpagin, Christian Otto Mohr, Claude Dornier, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Johan August Brinell, and Joseph M. Juran. After him are John Loudon McAdam, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Pierre-Émile Martin, J. Walter Christie, Georges Leclanché, and Vitaly Abalakov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Alexandre Darracq ranks 43. Before him are Eduard Meyer, Evelyn De Morgan, Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Pavlos Kountouriotis, James S. Sherman, and Narayana Guru. After him are Giovanni Pascoli, Marie Corelli, Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Christian Bohr, and Albert F. Mummery. Among people deceased in 1931, Alexandre Darracq ranks 59. Before him are Salvatore Maranzano, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Lujo Brentano, Felix Blumenfeld, Henri Mathias Berthelot, and Louis Billot. After him are Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Franz Schalk, Melvil Dewey, Gustaf Kossinna, Samad bey Mehmandarov, and Xu Zhimo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandre Darracq ranks 2,797 out of 6,770. Before him are Alain Robert (1962), Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844), Fud Leclerc (1924), Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), Jean-Baptiste Dubos (1670), and Charles Xavier Thomas (1785). After him are John Francis Regis (1597), Élie, duc Decazes (1780), Michel Zevaco (1860), Albinus of Angers (470), Gustave Aimard (1818), and Gaston Billotte (1875).

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Among ENGINEERS In France

Among engineers born in France, Alexandre Darracq ranks 15. Before him are Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Paul Cornu (1881), André Courrèges (1923), François Laurent d'Arlandes (1742), Henry Darcy (1803), and Léon Charles Thévenin (1857). After him are Pierre-Émile Martin (1824), Georges Leclanché (1836), Marc Seguin (1786), Gabriel Voisin (1880), Pierre Berthier (1782), and Antoine de Chézy (1718).

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