Nicolas Appert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas Appert

French inventor:airtight food preservation

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1749

Place of Birth: Châlons-en-Champagne, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1841

Profession: businessperson, engineer, inventor, confectioner

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 Châlons-sur-Marne (present Châlons-en-Champagne), present Marne – 1 June 1841 Massy) was the French inventor of airtight food preservation.
Appert, known as the "father of canning", was a confectioner. Appert described his invention as a way "of conserving all kinds of food substances in containers".