List of Famous people with last name Nicot

Claude Nicot

First Name Claude

Last Name Nicot

Born on February 12, 1925

Died on November 17, 2003 (aged 78)

Claude Nicot was a French film actor.

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Jean Nicot

First Name Jean

Last Name Nicot

Born on November 30, 1529

Died on May 4, 1605 (aged 75)

Born in France, Occitania

Jean Nicot de Villemain was a French diplomat and scholar. He is famous for being the first to bring tobacco to France, including snuff tobacco. Nicotine is named after the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum, which in turn is named after Jean Nicot de Villemain, who sent tobacco and seeds to Paris in 1560, presented it to the French King, and who promoted their medicinal use. Smoking was believed to protect against illness, particularly the plague.

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