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Gautier–Wehrlé was a French manufacturer of steam, petrol and electric powered vehicles from 1894-1900.
The company 'Rossel, Gautier et Wehrlé' of Paris was founded in 1894 to produce steam powered automobiles, and was renamed Société Centrale in 1896. Production ceased in 1900. Charles Gautier later founded Gautier et Cie.
The first car was entered in the 1894 Paris–Rouen contest where it finished in 16th place after completing the 127 km (79 mi) in 12 hours 24 minutes. Two cars were entered in the Paris–Bordeaux–Paris but neither finished.
In 1896, the 8 hp model used a gasoline engine, three-speed transmission and shaft drive. In 1898 they offered several single-cylinder models from 5 hp to 12 hp, a model with a two-cylinder engine, and electric cars.
Linon from Belgium made some models under license.
Panhard was a French motor vehicle manufacturer that began as one of the first makers of automobiles. It was a manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its final incarnation, now owned by Renault Trucks Defense, was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005, and then by Renault in 2012. In 2018 Renault Trucks Defense, ACMAT and Panhard combined under a single brand, Arquus.
Clément-Bayard, Bayard-Clément, was a French manufacturer of automobiles, aeroplanes and airships founded in 1903 by entrepreneur Gustave Adolphe Clément. Clément obtained consent from the Conseil d'Etat to change his name to that of his business in 1909. The extra name celebrated the Chevalier Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard who saved the town of Mézières in 1521. A statue of the Chevalier stood in front of Clément's Mézières factory, and the image was incorporated into the company logo.
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Charles Edward Munroe was an American chemist, discoverer of the Munroe effect, and chair of the department of chemistry at the George Washington University.
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John Henry Gear served as the 11th Governor of Iowa, a United States representative and a member of the United States Senate.
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