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Norbert Rillieux

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Inventor and engineer (1806-1894)

FranceScientistsLived 1806 to 1894 · aged 88
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Norbert Rillieux was a Louisiana Creole inventor who was widely considered one of the earliest chemical engineers and noted for his pioneering invention of the multiple-effect evaporator. This invention was an important development in the growth of the sugar industry.

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2004National Inventors Hall of Fame

Scientists from France 6

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Norbert Rillieux was a Louisiana Creole inventor who was widely considered one of the earliest chemical engineers and noted for his pioneering invention of the multiple-effect evaporator. This invention was an important development in the growth of the sugar industry. Rillieux, a French-speaking Creole, was a cousin of the painter Edgar Degas.

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France
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1806 to 1894 · aged 88
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