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Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg

Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg

French physician and botanist
Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg was a French physician, botanist, writer, translator and publisher known for translating Benjamin Franklin's work into French and for inventing a gentlemen's umbrella fitted with a lightning conductor. He designed a method... Wikipedia
Born: February 12, 1709, Mayenne, France
Died: December 14, 1779 (age 70 years), Paris, France