PAINTER
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
1755 - 1805
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
Nicolas-Jacques Conté (French pronunciation: [nikɔla ʒak kɔ̃te]; 4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées (now Aunou-sur-Orne) in Normandy and distinguished himself for his mechanical genius, which was of great avail to the French army in Egypt. Napoleon called him “a universal man with taste, understanding and genius capable of creating the arts of France in the middle of the Arabian Desert”. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas-Jacques Conté is the 1,228th most popular painter (down from 1,069th in 2019). (down from 2,080th in 2019)
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Nicolas-Jacques Conté ranks 1,228 out of 2,023. Before him are Jeanna Bauck, Joaquín Sabina, Franz Defregger, John Singleton Copley, Adriaen Isenbrandt, and Eugène Boch. After him are Georg Pencz, Azim Azimzade, Lucien Simon, Alfred Stevens, Franz Roubaud, and Eirene.
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Jeanna Bauck
1840 - 1926
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,222
Joaquín Sabina
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,223
Franz Defregger
1835 - 1921
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,224
John Singleton Copley
1738 - 1815
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,225
Adriaen Isenbrandt
1490 - 1551
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,226
Eugène Boch
1855 - 1941
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,227
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
1755 - 1805
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1,228
Georg Pencz
1500 - 1550
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1,229
Azim Azimzade
1880 - 1943
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1,230
Lucien Simon
1861 - 1945
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 1,231
Alfred Stevens
1823 - 1906
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 1,232
Franz Roubaud
1856 - 1928
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 1,233
Eirene
200 BC - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 1,234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1755, Nicolas-Jacques Conté ranks 37. Before him are Fausto Elhuyar, Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Gaspard de Prony, and Jean Louis Marie Poiret. After him are Sarah Siddons, Jacques Labillardière, Dorothea Viehmann, Marc-Antoine Parseval, Stanisław Staszic, and Nicolas Fuss. Among people deceased in 1805, Nicolas-Jacques Conté ranks 20. Before him are Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, William Paley, Pehr Osbeck, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, and Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée. After him are Franz Xaver von Wulfen, John Robison, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville, Conrad Moench, Ji Yun, and Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage.
Others Born in 1755
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Fausto Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1755 - 1833
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 31
Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1808
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 32
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
WRITER
1755 - 1794
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 33
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 34
Gaspard de Prony
PHYSICIST
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 35
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 36
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
PAINTER
1755 - 1805
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 37
Sarah Siddons
ACTOR
1755 - 1831
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 38
Jacques Labillardière
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 39
Dorothea Viehmann
WRITER
1755 - 1816
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 40
Marc-Antoine Parseval
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1836
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 41
Stanisław Staszic
PHILOSOPHER
1755 - 1826
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 42
Nicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1805
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Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1805
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 14
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1731 - 1805
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 15
William Paley
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1805
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 16
Pehr Osbeck
EXPLORER
1723 - 1805
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 17
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1805
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 18
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 19
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
PAINTER
1755 - 1805
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 20
Franz Xaver von Wulfen
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1805
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 21
John Robison
PHYSICIST
1739 - 1805
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 22
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 23
Conrad Moench
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1805
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 24
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 25
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
WRITER
1765 - 1805
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 26
