Died 1605-05-04.
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Jean Nicot
Jean Nicot de Villemain 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…
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science · French diplomat and scholar (1530–1604) · lexicographer · philologist · diplomat · archivist · physician · politician · also Jean Nicot, Jean Nicot de Villemain, Jean Nicot, sieur de de Villemain, Nicot
Born 1 January 1530 · Died 4 May 1605 · Q318368
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Career landmark: ambassador of France to Portugal (1559–1561).
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Born 1530-01-01.
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