page_title: André Citroën
hierarchical_section_title: André Citroën
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Engrenage Citroën
context_page_description: André-Gustave Citroën was a French industrialist and freemason of Dutch and Polish Jewish origin. He was the founder of the car company Citroën, but also for his application of double helical gears.
  Citroën was born on 5 February 1878 in Paris and died from stomach cancer on 3 July 1935 in Paris, aged 57.
context_section_description: André-Gustave Citroën (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ɡystav sitʁɔɛn]; 5 February 1878 – 3 July 1935) was a French industrialist and freemason of Dutch and Polish Jewish origin. He was the founder of the car company Citroën, but also for his application of double helical gears.
  Citroën was born on 5 February 1878 in Paris and died from stomach cancer on 3 July 1935 in Paris, aged 57.
caption: The gears with double chevrons that reputedly were the basis of the Citroën logo.
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