Nicolas Appert

Nicolas Appert
A sketch of Nicolas Appert in 1841
Born(1749-11-17)17 November 1749
Châlons-sur-Marne, Kingdom of France
Died1 June 1841(1841-06-01) (aged 91)
Massy, Kingdom of France
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Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841) was a French confectioner and inventor who, in the early 19th century, invented airtight food preservation. Appert, known as the "father of food science", described his invention as a way "of conserving all kinds of food substances in containers".

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