Nicolas Appert
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Nicolas Appert was a French inventor who developed the method of preserving food by sealing it in airtight containers, a technique that became the foundation of modern canning. His innovation was important because it allowed food to be stored safely for long periods without spoiling, which transformed food storage and distribution for everyday people and the military alike.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1752-00-00
- Died
- 1841-06-01
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Book for All Households
- Die Kunst, Alle Animalischen und Vegetabilischen Substanzen, Nähmlich Alle Gattungen Fleisch, Geflügel, Wildpret, Fische, Zugemüse, Küchen- und Arzneygewächse, Früchte, Sulzen, Säfte...
- art de Conserver Pendant Plusieurs Années Toutes les Substances Animales et Végétales... ...
- Livre de Tous les Ménages
- The Book for All Households; Or, the Art of Preserving Animal and Vegetable Substances for Many Years
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2004 · cited 27,676x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
Article
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".
Early life