Paul Jean Rigollot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French pharmacist
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Place of Birth: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Paul Jean Rigollot
- Paul Jean Rigollot (12 May 1810, Saint-Étienne - 12 March 1873, Paris), was a French pharmacist. In 1866 he invented the “Paper Rigollot”, poultice made from black mustard deoiled used to facilitate breathing during respiratory disease.
- The invention was shown at the Universal Exhibition in 1867.
- It was adopted by the Paris hospitals, military hospitals and the British and French Navy. In 1872, he directed the poultice plant of Fontenay-sous-Bois.
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