Georges Bontemps, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French glass maker
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Georges Bontemps
- Georges Bontemps was a director of an eminent French glass manufacturer in the 19th century, moved to England to work and is accredited with the re-invention of a technique for making ruby-coloured glass that was first used by the Venetians in the 16th century.
- He was a jury member at the 1862 International Exhibition in London and the Exposition Universelle (1867) in Paris.
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