Philippe de Girard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French engineer and inventor
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Place of Birth: Lourmarin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Philippe de Girard
- Philippe Henri de Girard (February 1, 1775 – August 26, 1845) was a French engineer and inventor of the first flax spinning frame in 1810, as well as the name-sake for the town of Zyrardów in Poland.
- He was also the uncredited inventor of food preservation using tin cans.
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Hendrik Scheffer
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| Alternative names | Henri Scheffer | ||
| Description | Dutch-French painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 25 September 1798 | 15 March 1862 | |
| Location of birth/death | The Hague | Paris | |
| Work location | Paris (1824); Paris (1827); Paris (1833); Paris (1835); Paris (1859); Netherlands; Paris (1813–1862); The Hague (1827–1828); Paris (1836–1838); Paris (1839–1844); Paris (1845–1855) | ||
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