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Johann Maria Farina

1685 - 1766

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Giovanni Maria Farina (German: Johann Maria Farina, French: Jean Marie Farina; 8 December 1685 – 25 November 1766) was an Italian-born perfumier in Germany who created the first Eau de Cologne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Maria Farina is the 94th most popular inventor (up from 98th in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,162nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Inventor.

Johann Maria Farina is most famous for inventing a hair pomade called "Pomade Divine."

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Johann Maria Farina ranks 94 out of 426. Before him are Joseph Pilates, Alphonse Bertillon, Henri Coandă, Thomas Savery, André-Jacques Garnerin, and Wolfgang von Kempelen. After him are Sakichi Toyoda, Leo Fender, Daniel Swarovski, John Harrison, Momofuku Ando, and Alexander Stepanovich Popov.

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Among people born in 1685, Johann Maria Farina ranks 8. Before him are George Frideric Handel, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Domenico Scarlatti, George Berkeley, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, and Brook Taylor. After him are Jean-Marc Nattier, Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, John Gay, Edward England, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, and Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among people deceased in 1766, Johann Maria Farina ranks 6. Before him are Stanisław Leszczyński, Frederick V of Denmark, Elisabeth Farnese, James Francis Edward Stuart, and Leopold Joseph von Daun. After him are Jean-Marc Nattier, Giuseppe Castiglione, Thomas Abbt, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, and Jean Astruc.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Johann Maria Farina ranks 1,149 out of 5,161. Before him are Giambattista della Porta (1535), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Mina (1940), Salvador Luria (1912), and Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850). After him are Renato Dulbecco (1914), Mario Capecchi (1937), Ettore Scola (1931), Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Antonio Caldara (1670), and Francesco Landini (1325).

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Among INVENTORS In Italy

Among inventors born in Italy, Johann Maria Farina ranks 5. Before him are Leonardo da Vinci (1452), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655), and Antonio Meucci (1808). After him are Ottaviano Petrucci (1466), Angelo Moriondo (1851), Max Valier (1895), Giovanni Caselli (1815), and Andrew Viterbi (1935).

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