Nicot, Jean, 1530-1604
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Name (Latin)
Nicot, Jean, 1530-1604
Other forms of name
Nicot, Jean, sieur de Villemain, 1530-1604
De Villemain, Jean Nicot, sieur, 1530-1604
Nicod, Jean, 1530-1604
Villemain, Jean Nicot, sieur de, 1530-1604
Date of birth
1530
Date of death
1604-05-04
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Le grand dictionnaire françois-latin ... 1628.
- Trésor de la langue française, 1979:t.p. (Jean Nicot) p. 24 (b. probably 1530, at the earliest late 1529 and before 1533) p. 31 (d. Brie, May 10, 1600)
- Jean Nicot, c1988:p. 16 (b. probably between 1520 and 1525) p. 163-167 (d. probably 1600)
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Jean Nicot
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Wikipedia description:
Jean Nicot de Villemain (French: [ʒɑ̃ niko də vilmɛ̃]; 1530 – 4 May 1604) was a French diplomat and scholar. He is famous for being the first to bring tobacco to France, including snuff tobacco. Nicotine is named after the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum, which in turn is named after Jean Nicot de Villemain, who sent tobacco and seeds to Paris in 1560, presented it to the King Francis II, and who promoted their medicinal use. Smoking was believed to protect against illness, particularly the plague.
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