Skip to content
228,129 profiles ranked

No free photograph

Onésiphore Pecqueur

French engineer · France · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1792 to 1852 · aged 59

Onésiphore Pecqueur (1792-1852) was a French mechanical engineer who patented the modern-day differential gear, found on the axles that connect to the powertrain of all automobiles.

Onésiphore Pecqueur is read about 7.5 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

About this person

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1792 to 1852 · aged 59