Person: QUINQUET, Antoine (1745-1803)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Antoine QUINQUET

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

inventor of improved oil illuminant for lanterns

Main period of activity

1770s-90s

Relationships to other people

associated with ARGAND, Ami (1750-1803)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

9 March 1745

born at

Soissons, Aisne, France

1803

~57

died at

unknown location

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 246

Willem Tebra, ‘[Book review: Magie lumineuse]’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), p. 13

Lucerna ID 6003642

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 20 November 2015

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Person: QUINQUET, Antoine (1745-1803)