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Nicolas Appert

French inventor:airtight food preservation

Died when: 91 years 196 days (1098 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Nicolas Appert

Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841) was the French inventor of airtight food preservation.Appert, known as the "father of Food Science", was a confectioner.

Appert described his invention as a way "of conserving all kinds of food substances in containers".


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