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August 7, 1834. Joseph Marie Jacquard died.—A native of Lyons, which he helped to defend against the armies of the Convention in 1793, Jacquard was a weaver by trade. Becoming known for his ingenuity and his attempt to construct lace-making machines, he was employed by Carnot at the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, and on December 23, 1801, he patented his well-known loom for weaving figured materials. Though like Arkwright he met with much opposition, Napoleon in 1806 granted him a pension of 6000 francs and a premium on each loom erected.
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S., E. Calendar of Industrial Pioneers. Nature 110, 199 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110199a0
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