Charles Moïse Briquet was a noted Swiss filigranologist. He was the first, or among the first, to suggest the use of watermarks for dating paper. He produced in 1907 the mammoth four-volume work Les Filigranes. His papers, including his collection... Wikipedia
Born: August 30, 1839, Geneva, Switzerland
Died: January 24, 1918 (age 78 years)