Peter Durand
Peter Durand (also Pierre Durand ; * 1766 ; † 1822 ) was a British trader. He received a patent for the tin on August 25, 1810 .
Building on Nicolas Appert's discovery of the preservation of food in glass vessels, Durand developed a process using cans in 1810.
However, Durand himself did not preserve food, but sold the patent to the British Bryan Donkin and John Hall, who founded a canning factory and sold their products to the British Army around 1813.
Web links
- Specification of the patent granted to Peter Durand on Google books
- The History of the Can: Invention on the Can Manufacturers Institute, Washington DC website
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| SURNAME | Durand, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Durand, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British retailer and developer of the tin can |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1766 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1822 |