Nicolas Appert: Inventor and Manufacturer

Abstract

This article summarizes the life and work of Nicolas Appert, a famous French inventor and manufacturer. He devoted his life to the empirical development of the appertization process. His main objective was to offer to consumers, especially seamen, preserved foodstuff still having the appearance and properties of fresh fruit and vegetables. The inventor was in debt most of his life even though his discovery gave birth to a flourishing industry. This paper focuses on the main events in Appert's life and on the appertization process as described by Appert himself.

Keywords:

• N. Appert
• appertization process
• N. Appert biography