# Pierre-Joseph Ravel

> Pierre-Joseph Ravel was a Swiss-French civil engineer and inventor who was an early pioneer of the automobile industry. He invented and drove the steam-powered automobile in the late 1860s, developed an acetylene-powered two-stroke engine, built a racing car that could achieve speeds of up to 6 kilometres per hour (3.7 mph), and built a vehicle that could perform a somersault.

*Engineer (1832-1908)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Switzerland
- **Born:** 1832-09-19
- **Died:** 1908-10-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 44.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Pierre-Joseph Ravel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Joseph_Ravel)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19975103)

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