Henry Fourdrinier (February 11, 1766 - September 3, 1854) was a British paper maker.
He was born in 1766, the son of a papermaker and stationery, and the grandson of Paul Fourdrinier, 1698-1758, sometimes mistakenly called Pierre Fourdrinier. With his brother, Sealy, he commissioned the development of a Fourdrinier machine, a paper making machine that produces continuous rolls of paper. This machine is an industrial version of the historical paper-making method, which can not meet the demands of modern society's development for a large number of print and writing materials.
Patents were given on July 24, 1806, for machines that can make long papers continuously. It has a much higher productivity double gain plus production in rolls, for applications such as wallpaper printing. The range of cut paper sizes is also extended because it is not limited by the size of the frame or handmade paper deckle.
This invention cost  £ 60000, and caused the brothers to go bankrupt. Due to various laws, it is difficult to protect patents on machines, and new systems are widely adopted but not beneficial to inventors.
In 1814, two machines were made at Peterhof, Russia, on the orders of the Russian emperor provided that £ 700 would be paid to the Fourdrinier every year for ten years - but, despite petitioning for Tsar Nicholas, no money was paid. In 1839, a petition was brought before parliament, and in 1840, £ 7000 was paid to Fourdrinier and his family.
Fourdrinier died in 1854, at the age of 88.
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External links
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