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Joseph Marie Jacquard

1752-07-07 – 1834-08-07

Portrait of Joseph Marie Jacquard
Title: À la mémoire de J.M. Jacquard Abstract: Picture shows Joseph Marie Jacquard, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, seated in an upholstered chair in his workshop; he is holding a drafting compass in his right hand. On a table on the left is a model of a Jacquard loom and punch cards used to create a design in woven fabric; a workbench and tools are visible in the background, as are other implements related to weaving shown on the right. In the upper left is a window with a hole the size of a musket ball in one of the panes. Physical description: 1 picture : silk jacquard ; sheet 59.2 x 43 cm. Notes: Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1949.; Woven at bottom: Tissé par M.M. Carquillat.; Title from item.; d'après le tableau de C. Bonnefond ; exécuté par Didier Petit et Cie.; Stamped on verso: Deposit received from Joseph Verner Reed 1949.; Caption continues: Né à Lyon le 7 Juillet 1752 Mort le 7 Août 1834.Credit: Popular Graphic Arts

Life & Legacy

Joseph Marie Charles dit (called or nicknamed) Jacquard (; French: [ʒakaʁ]; 7 July 1752 – 7 August 1834) was a French weaver and merchant. He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the "Jacquard loom"), which in turn played an important role in the development of other programmable machines, such as an early version of digital compiler used by IBM to develop the modern day computer.

Occupation & Career

inventor, weaver, merchant, engineer, silk weaver

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Knight of the Legion of Honour; Jacquard loom; punched card

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Notable Work

Jacquard loom · punched card

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q310833 — wikidata View source

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