Nicolas-Jacques Conté

Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805) was a France painter, chemist and balloonist.

Also recorded as Nicolas Jacques Conte; Nicolas-Jacques Conte.

Overview

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In detail

French painter, and inventor of the modern pencil (1755-1805)

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“Nicolas-Jacques Conté”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q907411: Nicolas-Jacques Conté
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