Eugène Poubelle
French lawyer and diplomat
Died when: 76 years 91 days (915 months)Star Sign: Aries
Eugène-René Poubelle (15 April 1831 – 15 July 1907) was a French lawyer and diplomat who introduced waste containers to Paris and made their use compulsory.
This introduction was so innovative at the time that Poubelle's surname became synonymous with waste bins (la poubelle) and remains the most common French word for a bin.
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