Emile Auguste Hublin was born and raised in Angers, the historical capitol of the region known as Anjou in northwestern France.  Located adjacent to the Loire valley, Angers had long been an important market town, as well as a center of education and culture. The young Hublin would have had abundant opportunities to study a remarkable range of art—from Louis I of Anjou’s famous medieval Apocalypse tapestries to the art collection at the Musée des Beaux-Arts.  The museum, created at the end of the...

Pioneer of French engineering. Panhard et Levassor was the first French car manufacturer. It was created by Emile Levassor and Louis - Rene Panar, owners of a small factory for the production of woodworking machines. Their automaker career began in 1889 - from the moment they acquired a two-cylinder motor license from Gottlieb Daimler. Two years after that, two crews who used this engine were presented to the general public. Levassor experimented a lot with the layout of the car - he tried to place the engine behind, in the middle of the car...