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Jean Nicot
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French diplomat and scholar (1530-1605)
Key facts
- Monarchs
- Henry II Francis II Charles IX
- Born
- 1530, Nîmes , Languedoc , France
- Died
- 4 May 1604 (1604-05-04) (aged 73–74) , Paris , France
- Relatives
- Filipe de Brito e Nicote (nephew)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nîmes
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- archivist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Movement
- Baroque
- Image
- Jean Nicot.jpg
- Residence
- France
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- Commons category
- Jean Nicot
- date of birth
- 1530-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Jean Nicot
- name in native language
- Jean Nicot
- date of death
- 1604-05-10
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Nicot de Villemain ( French: [ʒɑ̃ niko də vilmɛ̃]; 1530 – 4 May 1604) was a French diplomat and scholar. He is famous for being the first to bring tobacco to France, including snuff tobacco. Nicotine is named after the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum, which in turn is named after Jean Nicot de Villemain, who sent tobacco and seeds to Paris in 1560, presented it to the King Francis II, and who promoted their medicinal use. Smoking was believed to protect against illness, particularly the plague.
Early life
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