Barthélemy Thimonnier

Barthélemy Thimonnier
Born(1793-08-19)19 August 1793
Died5 July 1857(1857-07-05) (aged 63)

Barthélemy Thimonnier (19 August 1793 in L'Arbresle, Rhône - 5 July 1857 in Amplepuis) was a French inventor, who is attributed with the invention of the first sewing machine that replicated sewing by hand. He was born in L'Arbresle, in Rhône in France.