Philippe de Girard
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Philippe Henri de Girard was a French engineer and inventor of the first flax spinning frame in 1810, and the person after whom the town of Żyrardów in Poland was named. He was also the uncredited inventor of food preservation using tin cans.
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FranceCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1775 to 1845 · aged 70
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