page_title: Massy, Essonne
section_title: Personalities
hierarchical_section_title: Massy, Essonne / Personalities
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Nicolas Appert, inventor of food canning in 1795, tiré de Les Artisans illustres de Foucaud, anonymous woodcut, circa 1841 Français&#160;: Portrait de Nicolas Appert inventeur en 1795 de la conserve appertisée, tiré de Les Artisans illustres de Foucaud, gravure sur bois anonyme d'époque 1841
context_page_description: Massy is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14.7 kilometres from the center of Paris.
context_section_description: Nicolas Appert, inventor of the process of canning, in 1802 created a workshop in Massy employing fifty people in order to produce the preserves which have made it famous. The factory was destroyed in 1815, following the Prussian invasion. Nicolas Appert returned to Massy in 1836 and died there on 1 June 1841.
  Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, a famous historian, lived in Massy from 1883 until 1889, date of his death.
  Jacques-René Tenon was a surgeon in Salpêtrière. He owes his fame to the combat which he led for the development of hygiene in hospitals. He thus imposed the installation of individual beds and the isolation of patients with contagious diseases. Today his estate accommodates the Orphelins Apprentis d'Auteuil.
  Princess Antoinette of Monaco was officially designated Baroness of Massy by her younger brother, Rainier III, in 1951. The style Baron/Baroness de Massy has since become that of the members of her cadet branch of the princely family.
  Alain Chabat, actor, film director and producer
  Yorane Julians, basketball player
  Johan Martial, footballer for Panetolikos
  Dorian Martial ex-captain of CO Les Ulis
  Anthony Martial, footballer for Manchester United
  Yaya Sanogo, footballer
  Yvonnick Prené, jazz musician
caption: Nicolas Appert
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