Historedia
Person

André Michelin

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1889–1891

Every event in Historedia whose sources name André Michelin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Event of 1889: Rubber tire company Michelin is registered by Édouard and André Michelin in Cler

    1889

    Role: Founder

    1. 1889-05-28 · Clermont-FerrandRegistration of Michelin

      Barbier-Daubrée was reincorporated and renamed as Michelin on 28 May 1889, following the brothers' takeover of the struggling farm implement business.

  2. Michelin patents the removable pneumatic bicycle tire

    1891

    Role: Inventor and Patent Holder

    1. 1891 · Clermont-Ferrand, France (seat of the Michelin business)Patent for Removable Pneumatic Tyre

      Michelin took out its first patent for a removable pneumatic tyre in 1891. Charles Terront used the tyre to win the 1891 Paris–Brest–Paris race.

Sources

  1. Michelin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25