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Étienne Lenoir
Belgian-French engineer (1822–1900)
This article is about the engineer. For the French instrument maker, see Étienne Lenoir (instrument maker).
Étienne Lenoir | |
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Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir | |
| Born | (1822-01-12)12 January 1822 Mussy-la-Ville, Belgium |
| Died | 4 August 1900(1900-08-04) (aged 78) La Varenne-Sainte-Hilaire, France |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering |
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J.
Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900[1]), was a Belgian-French[2] engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807 (De Rivaz engine), but none were commercially successful.
Lenoir's engine was commercialized in sufficient quantities to be considered a success, a first for the internal combustion engine.
He was born in Mussy-la-Ville (then in Luxembourg, part of the Belgian Province of Luxe