Paul_Mossay

Paul Mossay

Paul Mossay

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Paul Alphonse Hubert Mossay (1877- 25 June 1963, Knutsford)[1] was a Belgian electrical engineer involved in the development of electric vehicles.

Mossay attended grammar school in Verviers and then went to University of Liège, where he gained a degree in Electrical Engineering.[2] Mossay worked for British Thomson-Houston from 1902 until 1906.[3]: 78  Then he worked for British Westinghouse before moving on to North German Automobile and Engine in Bremen in 1907.[3] Here he was responsible for designing both the engines and the electric vehicles themselves. He then returned to Belgium, where he worked for Ateliers Germain in Monceau-sur-Sambre on petrol powered vehicles.[3] However, he then went back to England and established Mossay and Co. as a consultancy company which worked with Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies in developing the Orwell Truck.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "NOTICES UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT, 1925, s. 27". London Gazette (43058, 19 July 1963). 1963. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "1922 Who's Who In Engineering: Name M - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Graces Guide. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    Desmond, Kevin (2019). Electric Trucks: A History of Delivery Vehicles, Semis, Forklifts and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3618-4. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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