Solved: PN #1239 -- Jacques Vuequelin on a Peugeot, first petrol-powered car in Cannes

[gte4289]

Is that his dog? (or is the dog not mentioned?)

[pnegyesi]

not Mr Trouve
dog is not mentioned

[Oguerrerob]

Charles Émile Reynaud?

[pnegyesi]

no

[Oguerrerob]

Édouard Delamare-Deboutteville?

[pnegyesi]

no

[gte4289]

He was described as an early car enthusiast from the 1890s, a multi-talented researcher and inventor

Was the article written during his lifetime?

[pnegyesi]

I need to apologise to everybody who participated in this puzzle.
I was looking at the caption and did not read the accompanying article carefully.

So the car on the picture is a Peugeot. But there is still a significance to it, which is mentioned on a website. So if you combine Peugeot and the man in question you still get an interesting result. Would you like to pursue it or should I reveal it and move on?

[Oguerrerob]

I'd like to find the guy's name

[pnegyesi]

okay, you need to find the place where this man lived

[Oguerrerob]

Starting: Paris?

[pnegyesi]

around 900 km to the south (and a bit east)

[gte4289]

Nice?

[pnegyesi]

not far from Nice

[Wendax]

Antibes?

[Oguerrerob]

-Tolone-
Berret from Cannes?

[gte4289]

Toulone?

[pnegyesi]

locked for Oguerrerob. The man was from Cannes.

[Oguerrerob]

To narrow down a little, was his name typical french?

[pnegyesi]

yes and as you have the city and the car, I don't think it will be difficult to find him

[Oguerrerob]

 Georges Méliès?

[pnegyesi]

not him

[Oguerrerob]

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat?

[pnegyesi]

no, the reason why this car is important is very closely connected to the city of Cannes

[Oguerrerob]

I can't find nothing. My last shot: Nicolas Raffard?

If not, please open to all. I'll keep looking