Louis-Nicolas Robert
Nicolas Louis Robert (2 December 1761 – 8 August 1828) was a French soldier and mechanical engineer, who is credited with a paper-making invention that became the blueprint of the Fourdrinier machine.
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Nicolas Louis Robert painted by his sister | |
| Born | 2 December 1761 |
| Died | 8 August 1828 (aged 66) |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, mechanical engineer, clerk, teacher |
| Known for | 1799 patent for manufacture of continuous paper |
In 1799, Robert patented the first machine to produce 'continuous paper'. After a series of legal and financial quarrels with Saint-Léger Didot, Robert lost control of his patent. The machine was then shipped out of post-revolutionary France and further developed in England. Robert's invention became the core of the Fourdrinier machine, the basis for modern papermaking. He eventually became a school-teacher and died in penury.
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