Celestin Gérard
Célestin Gérard (born February 13, 1821 in Monthureux-le-Sec , Département Vosges , † October 18, 1885 in the Château de Fay in Vierzon ) was a French designer and industrialist .
Gerard's parents were farmers in the Vosges , he was a trained carpenter. In 1848 he founded a workshop for agricultural machinery in Vierzon opposite the train station . In 1861 he constructed a mobile steam engine ( locomobile ), and in 1866 the first mobile threshing machine in France. His company, Société Française de matériel agricole et industriel since 1878 , later Société Française de Vierzon , developed into a major French tractor manufacturer in the 1950s .
Célestin Gérard died in 1885 at Château de Fay in Vierzon; he is buried in the Vierzon cemetery.
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| SURNAME | Gérard, Celestin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French designer, industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monthureux-le-Sec , Vosges department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1885 |
| Place of death | Château de Fay , Vierzon , Cher department , France |