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Rodolphe Lindt

1855 - 1909

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Rudolf Lindt (16 July 1855 – 20 February 1909), often known by his francized name Rodolphe Lindt, was a Swiss chocolate maker, chocolatier and inventor. He founded the Lindt brand of Swiss chocolate and invented the conching machine and other processes to improve the quality of chocolate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodolphe Lindt is the 231st most popular inventor (up from 247th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 311th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Rodolphe Lindt ranks 231 out of 426. Before him are Elihu Thomson, Hubert Cecil Booth, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Lars Magnus Ericsson, Laurens Hammond, and Thonmi Sambhota. After him are George Washington, Pavel Yablochkov, Fritz von Opel, John Wesley Hyatt, Aurel Stodola, and Philo Farnsworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Rodolphe Lindt ranks 53. Before him are Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Christian Bohr, Albert F. Mummery, Hermes da Fonseca, Samad bey Mehmandarov, and Hugo von Pohl. After him are Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Jean Lorrain, Alfred Ewing, Julius Röntgen, Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha, and Eugène Boch. Among people deceased in 1909, Rodolphe Lindt ranks 51. Before him are Zhang Zhidong, John Millington Synge, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Charles-Louis Philippe, Catulle Mendès, and Manuel Amador Guerrero. After him are Emil Christian Hansen, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Helena Modjeska, Giuseppe Martucci, and Paul Ranson.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Rodolphe Lindt ranks 310 out of 1,015. Before him are Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), Georges Cottier (1922), Domenico Trezzini (1670), Luigi Taveri (1929), Adolf Wölfli (1864), and Felix Manz (1498). After him are Christoph Blocher (1940), Adrian Frutiger (1928), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), Lisa Della Casa (1919), Gottfried von Einem (1918), and Liselotte Pulver (1929).

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Among INVENTORS In Switzerland

Among inventors born in Switzerland, Rodolphe Lindt ranks 3. Before him are Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747), and George de Mestral (1907).

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