Jacques E. Brandenberger

Jacques Edwin Brandenberger (October 19, 1872 – July 13, 1954) was a Swiss chemist and textile engineer who in 1908 invented cellophane. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1937.

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Dr. J. E. Brandenberger Foundation
Biography at National Inventors Hall of Fame
U.S. Patent 1,266,766 Composite cellulose film, May 21, 1918

Jacques E. Brandenberger was born in Zurich on October 19th 1872. He graduated from the University of Bern in 1895. He was inspired to create a more durable and water resistant material after seeing a wine stain on a Swiss Cafe table cloth.

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Name	Brandenberger, Jacques E.
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Date of birth	October 19, 1872
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Date of death	July 13, 1954
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