Nicolas Appert

✶November 17, 1749

†June 1, 1841

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Nicolas Appert 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".

French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)

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