Nicolas Appert
Nicolas Appert was born on November 17, 1749. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Nicolas Appert
Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841) was a French confectioner and inventor who, in the early 19th century, invented airtight food preservation. Appert, known as the "father of food science", described his invention as a way "of conserving all kinds of food substances in containers".