Nicolas Appert

1749 – 1841 France

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Who was Nicolas Appert?

French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Nicolas Appert (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

November 17, 1749

Died

1841

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Scorpio

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