Nicolas-Jacques Conté, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas-Jacques Conté

French painter, and inventor of the modern pencil

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1755

Place of Birth: Saint-Céneri-près-Sées, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1805

Profession: chemist, balloonist, painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil.He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées (now Aunou-sur-Orne) in Normandy, and distinguished himself for his mechanical genius which was of great avail to the French army in Egypt.
Napoleon called him “a universal man with taste, understanding and genius capable of creating the arts of France in the middle of the Arabian Desert.”

Robert de Launay (1749–1814)
Alternative names	Robert Delaunay; de Launay the younger; Launay the younger; Robert I Delaunay
Description	French engraver brother of Nicolas de Launay
Date of birth/death	1749	1818
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work period	rococo era QS:P2348,Q122960
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q23902706 VIAF: 107604955 ISNI: 0000 0000 7741 4691 ULAN: 500044083 LCCN: nr94002920 GND: 123260108 WorldCat

After Adolphe Roehn (1780–1867)
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	5 March 1780	19 October 1867
Location of birth/death	Paris	Malakoff, France.
Work period	1800-1867
Work location	Paris (1810–1860)
Authority control	: Q2824901 VIAF: 44475718 ISNI: 0000 0000 6654 460X ULAN: 500030272 LCCN: nr91031240 GND: 1022645714 WorldCat