Person: ARGAND, Ami (1750-1803)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

François-Pierre-Ami ARGAND

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

inventor of improved oil illuminant for lanterns

Main period of activity

N/A

Relationships to other people

associated with QUINQUET, Antoine (1745-1803)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

5 July 1750

born at

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

14 October 1803

died at

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Hardware linked to this person

inventor: Argand lamp (oil-based illuminant, c.1783)

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), pp. 18-19

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 3

Lucerna ID 6003560

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 20 November 2015

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Person: ARGAND, Ami (1750-1803)