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Nicolas-Jacques Conte was born on this day on 4 August 1755. A painter and engineering genius, Conte was one of the savants who joined Napoleon during the Egyptian expedition and is credited for forming the first airborne battalion and inventor of the modern pencil.

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Nicolas-Jacques Conte was born on this day on 4 August 1755. A painter and engineering genius, Conte was one of the savants who joined Napoleon during the Egyptian expedition and is credited for forming the first airborne battalion and inventor of the modern pencil.	26