Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (UK: /pɑːrˈmɛntieɪ, -ˈmɒnt-/, US: /ˌpɑːrmənˈtjeɪ/, French: [ɑ̃twan oɡystɛ̃ paʁmɑ̃tje]; 12 August 1737 – 13 December 1813) was a French pharmacist and agronomist, best remembered as a vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe. His many other contributions to nutrition and health included establishing the first mandatory smallpox vaccination campaign (under Napoleon beginning in 1805, when he was Inspector-General of the Health Service) and pioneering the extraction of sugar from sugar beets. Parmentier also founded a school of breadmaking and studied methods of conserving food, including refrigeration.
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier | |
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Parmentier by François Dumont, in 1812. Behind him is an opened edition of the agronomic treatise Théâtre d'Agriculture, by Olivier de Serres | |
| Born | 12 August 1737 Montdidier, Somme, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 17 December 1813 (aged 76) Paris, First French Empire |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
| Citizenship | France |
| Known for | Popularising potatoes in France |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agronomy |
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