Bernard Palissy Quotes
Annihilation is an absurdity in terms.
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| Birth: | 1510 |
| Death: | 1589 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Hydraulic Engineer, Potter |
Bernard Palissy was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain. In the 19th-century, Palissy's pottery became the inspiration for Mintons Ltd's Victorian majolica, which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 under the name "Palissy ware".
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