Charles Dadant
American beekeeper (1817–1902)
Charles Dadant (20 May 1817 – 26 July 1902) was a French-American beekeeper. Along with L. L. Langstroth, Dadant is considered one of the founding fathers of modern beekeeping.
Biography
Dadant was born in Vaux-sous-Aubigny, in Haute-Marne, in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France.
In 1863, at age 46, he moved to America, with dreams of starting a vineyard. Dadant purchased land on the rolling tallgrass prairie in Hamilton, western Illinois, where he built a simple log house.
After paying for his family to come to America from France and buying a farm, he was penniless. He did not know much English, but he was determined to succeed in his new country. When his dreams of being a vintner were not fulfilled, he turned to beekeeping, a hobby he had learned in France.
Dadant learned English by subscribing to the New York Tribune. While working as a traveling salesman in France, he educated himself.
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