bercy, near Paris, 6 April, 1797. At first a mason, then a typographer, he invented an early composing machine which he called the pianotype.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
John Lambert Tallien, the son of the butler of the Marquis of bercy, was born in 1769, and received an education through the generosity of the marquis, who noticed his intelligence.
"The Theory of Social Revolutions"
Brooks Adams
