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French bellfounder and inventor who specialized in steam cars.
Bollée was the eldest son of Ernest-Sylvain Bollée, a bellfounder and inventor who moved to Le Mans in 1842. He became seriously ill in the 1860s and was obliged to delegate the day-to-day running of his businesses to his three sons. Amédée-Ernest was given charge of the bell foundry, while Ernest-Jules (1846–1922) supervised the business and the youngest son, Auguste-Sylvain Bollée (1847–1906) assumed control of the Éolienne Bollée wind-turbine factory.
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variant spelling:
Amédée-Ernest, Bollée
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History
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* 1844
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born
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1873
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Fabrication de sa première voiture «l'Obéissante».
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1875
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Premier voyage Le Mans-Paris, en dix-huit heures.
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1879
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Fabrication de la première automobile à vapeur "la Mancelle".
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1880
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Fabrication de la première voiture «La Nouvelle» à conduite intérieur.
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1881
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Fabrication d'un véhicule à vapeur «La Rapide».
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1881
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Fabrication d'un train routier à vapeur "la Marie-Anne".
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† 1917
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died
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