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Daniel Peter

Swiss businessman (1836-1919)

  • Fame50.2
  • Momentum1.1
  • Wikipedia1.7K
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Lived 1836–1919, aged 83Switzerland
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  • Era
    1836–1919
    Aged 83
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Updated 2026-06-20

Daniel Peter was a Swiss chocolatier and entrepreneur who founded Peter's Chocolate. A neighbour of Henri Nestlé in Vevey, he was one of the first chocolatiers to make milk chocolate and is credited for inventing it, in 1875 or 1876, by adding powdered milk to the chocolate.

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Momentum1.1
Historical16.9
Now attention6.1
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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