Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894), widely considered to be one of the earliest chemical engineers, revolutionized sugar processing with the invention of the multiple effect evaporator under vacuum.

Norbert Rillieux, Allen Ramsey Wurtele and Leonard ... "Over the course of his adult life, Wurtele filed a number of patents with the U.S. patent office, but he is best known in the Pointe Coupee ...

Oh, the questions Kathe Hambrick would ask Norbert Rillieux. In the 19th century ... Wouldn't it be fascinating to sit down and talk about his life?" WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through ...

Norbert Rillieux was born a free man on March 17, 1806, in New Orleans, of a mother who was a slave. His father was a wealthy white engineer involved in the cotton and sugar industry. He did ...

Norbert Rillieux was born into a wealthy Creole family in Louisiana, and thus received a level of education that was unusual for many black people at the time, even studying engineering in Paris.