André Michelin

André Michelin
André Michelin in 1920
Born
André Jules Michelin

(1853-01-16)16 January 1853
Paris, France
Died4 April 1931(1931-04-04) (aged 78)
Paris, France
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materÉcole Centrale Paris
OccupationIndustrialist
Known forFounder of Michelin
RelativesÉdouard Michelin (Brother)

André Jules Michelin (16 January 1853 – 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who, with his brother Édouard (1859–1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand.

In 1900, André Michelin published the first Michelin Guide, the purpose of which was to promote tourism by car, thereby supporting his tyre manufacturing operation.

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