# Toussaint-Henry-Joseph Fafchamps

> Toussaint-Henry-Joseph Fafchamps, sometimes spelled Fafschamps, was a Belgian Army captain from Blegny, near Liège. In 1851, with the Belgian gunsmith Joseph Montigny and the Fusnot company, he developed what is sometimes considered the first machine gun in history, 10 years before the advent of the Gatling gun.

*Belgian inventor (1783-1868)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/toussaint-henry-joseph-fafchamps

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1783-11-12
- **Died:** 1868-07-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Toussaint-Henri-Joseph Fafchamps](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint-Henri-Joseph_Fafchamps)
- [توسان هنري جوزيف فافشامبس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B3)
- [Toussaint-Henry-Joseph Fafchamps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint-Henry-Joseph_Fafchamps)
- [Toussaint Fafchamps](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Fafchamps)
- [Toussaint Fafchamps](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Fafchamps)
- [Toussaint Fafchamps](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Fafchamps)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2033968)

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