"1853-01-16Z"^^ . "1931-04-04Z"^^ . . "Andr\u00E9 Jules Michelin (16 January 1853 \u2013 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who, with his brother \u00C9douard (1859\u20131940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie G\u00E9n\u00E9rale des \u00C9tablissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand.In 1900, Andr\u00E9 Michelin published the first Michelin Guide, the purpose of which was to promote tourism by car, thereby supporting his tyre manufacturing operation.In 1886, 33-year-old Andre Michelin abandoned his career as a successful Parisian engineer to take over his grandfather's failing agricultural goods and farm equipment business. "@en . . . "Andr\u00E9 Michelin"@en . . . . "Michelin, Andre"@en . "French businessman" . "1931Z"^^ . "1853Z"^^ .