Nicolas-Jacques Conté
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 220 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 4,1755 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Aunou-sur-Orne |
| France | |
| Date of died | December 6,1805 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Nationality | French |
| Job | Inventor |
| Painter | |
| Polymath | |
| Army officer | |
| Balloonist | |
| Invent | Pencil |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2042062 |
Nicolas-Jacques Conté Life story
Nicolas-Jacques Conté was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées in Normandy and distinguished himself for his mechanical genius, which was of great avail to the French army in Egypt.