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Marcel Bich was a manufacturer and co-founder of Bic, the world's leading producer of ballpoint pens.
In 1945, Marcel Bich and his partner, Edouard Buffard, bought an empty factory near Paris, France. Bich’s knowledge of the writing instrument trade, gained while working as a production manager for an ink maker, had them starting with production of fountain pen parts and mechanical lead pencils. In 1950, Marcel Bich purchased the patent for the ballpoint pen from Hungarian László Bíró who had been producing such pens since 1943 in Argentina. The company formed by Bich still exists as the Société Bic Group. The company is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
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variant spelling:
BICH, Marcel
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Curriculum vitae
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* 29.07.1914
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Turin, Italie
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born
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1945
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Ancien directeur de production d’une fabrique d’encre et Co- fondateur de l'entreprise Bic.
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1945
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Rachat du brevet des stylos à bille du hongrois László Biró, qui datait de 1938.
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1950
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Invention : Lancement du Bic Cristal jetable sous la marque Bic.
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1970
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Premier participant non anglophone à la Coupe de l’America à bord du France 1 qu'il a spécialement fait construire.
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1973
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Lancement d'un briquet.
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1974
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Participation à la Coupe de l’America à bord du France 1.
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1975
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Commercialisation du rasoir jetable.
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1977
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Commercialisation du rasoir jetable.
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1980
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Participation à la Coupe de l’America à bord du France 1.
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† 30.05.1994
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Paris
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died
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