Parmentier, Antoine Augustin, 1737-1813
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Name (Latin)
Parmentier, Antoine Augustin, 1737-1813
Other forms of name
Parmentier, A. A. (Antoine Augustin), 1737-1813
Parmentier, M. (Antoine Augustin), 1737-1813
Date of birth
1737-08-12
Date of death
1813-12-17
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Taylor, J. N. Sketch of the geography ... of France ... 1815.
- His Instruction sur les moyens de suppléer le sucre ... 1808:t.p. (M. Parmentier)
- His Le maïs ou blé de Turquie apprécié sous tous ses rapports, 1812:t.p. (A.A. Parmentier, officier de le Légion d'honneur)
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French:
Antoine-Auguste Parmentier (1737-1813), agronome et philanthrope
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Wikipedia description:
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (UK: , US: ; French: [ɑ̃twan oɡystɛ̃ paʁmɑ̃tje]; 12 August 1737 – 13 December 1813) was a French pharmacist and agronomist, best remembered as a vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe. His many other contributions to nutrition and health included establishing the first mandatory smallpox vaccination campaign in France (under Napoleon beginning in 1805, when he was Inspector-General of the Health Service) and pioneering the extraction of sugar from sugar beets. Parmentier also founded a school of breadmaking and studied methods of conserving food, including refrigeration.
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