Marcel Bich

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Marcel Bich
Marcel Bich
Personal information
Name	Marcel Bich
Nationality	France
Birth date	29 July 1914
Date of death	30 May 1994
Work
Institution memberships	Bic
Significant projects	ballpoint pens

Marcel Bich (29 July 1914 - 30 May 1994) was the co-founder of Bic, the world's leading producer of ballpoint pens.

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In 1945, Bich and his partner, Edouard Buffard, bought an empty factory near Paris, France. Bich’s knowledge of the writing instrument trade, gained while working as a production manager for an ink maker, had them starting with production of fountain pen parts and mechanical lead pencils. In 1950, Bich purchased the patent for the ballpoint pen from Hungarian László Bíró who had been producing such pens since 1943 in Argentina.

The company formed by Bich still exists as the Société Bic Group and is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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BIC Corporate History