Jean Mantelet
Jean Mantelet (born August 10, 1900 in Paris , † January 19, 1991 in Paris) was the founder of the Moulinex company .
Life
Mantelet invented a kitchen appliance in 1931, the "Le Moulin-Légumes" , to mash potatoes . This simple invention, the Presse-Purée (also popular as Flotte Lotte in Germany, called Passevite in Switzerland ), sold millions of times in the 1930s alone , which is how he founded his own company. Over the decades he managed this company until he gave up the management due to a serious illness. Mantelet was married.
He opened his first factory in Alençon , where he was also President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1967 to 1974.
literature
- Dourieux, Didier: Moulinex: 25 ans au service de Jean Mantelet. - Cabourg : Ed. Cahiers du Temps, 2001
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the Moulinex company. From: Moulinex.de , accessed on November 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Presse-purée qui, sous l'action d'une lame hélicoïdale animée par une manivelle, comprime progressivement la matière contre un tamis conique" . ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mantelet, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1991 |
| Place of death | Paris |