Pierre Lefaucheux
Pierre Lefaucheux (born June 30, 1898 in Triel-sur-Seine , France , † February 11, 1955 in Saint-Dizier (car accident)) was the first French president of the Renault group.
He served in the infantry during World War I and was awarded a medal.
Between the world wars he worked as an engineer and was also abroad. In 1925 he married Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux , née Postel-Vinay.
In the Second World War he fought again and after the defeat on the battlefield joined the Resistance together with his wife . He was extremely active, but was arrested and interned in Buchenwald in 1944. After the liberation of the camp, he returned to France and was proposed as president of the destroyed Renault plant for his services. Under his direction, Renault was rebuilt and transformed into a modern industrial group.
He died on February 11, 1955 in a car accident with his Renault Frégate . The car overturned. A suitcase in the car hit Lefaucheux in the neck and killed him on the spot. His wife died in an airplane accident in 1964; the couple had no children.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lefaucheux, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French entrepreneur, president of the Renault group |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Triel-sur-Seine , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1955 |
| Place of death | Saint-Dizier |