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Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
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Antoine-Augustin Parmentier 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.

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Timeline

  1. Edward Waring1736 – August 15, 1798
  2. Jean Sylvain BaillySeptember 15, 1736 – November 12, 1793
  3. Rudolf Erich RaspeMarch 1736 – November 1, 1794
  4. Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (this page)August 12, 1737 – December 17, 1813
  5. Louis-Bernard Guyton de MorveauJanuary 4, 1737 – January 2, 1816
  6. William HerschelNovember 15, 1738 – August 25, 1822

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