Historedia
Person

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1857–1860

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Scott de Martinville patents the phonautograph

    1857

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1857-01-26 · ParisSealed Envelope Submission

      Scott delivered his design to the Académie Française in a sealed envelope on January 26, 1857.

    2. 1857-03-25 · ParisPatent Grant

      Scott received French patent #17,897/31,470 for the phonautograph on March 25, 1857, in Paris.

  2. Scott de Martinville's Phonautograph Recording

    1857–1860

    Role: Inventor and Recorder

    1. March 25, 1857 · France (specific filing location not stated in sources)Patent Filing

      Scott de Martinville received French patent #17,897/31,470 for the phonautograph on 25 March 1857, with funding from the Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale.

    2. April 9, 1860 · ParisRecording of Au Clair de la Lune

      Scott de Martinville recorded the folk song "Au clair de la lune," creating the earliest known intelligible recording of the human voice.

Sources

  1. Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
  2. Au clair de la lune Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  3. Phonautograph Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05