Historedia
Person

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1867–1871

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès, 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. Margarine origins in Oss, Netherlands, predecessor thread of Unilever

    1867–1871

    Role: Inventor of margarine

    1. 1867 · Oss, NetherlandsFounding of Antoon Jurgens United

      Antoon Jurgens founded his company in 1867, establishing the origins of the margarine business that later contributed to Margarine Unie.

    2. 1871 · Oss, NetherlandsAcquisition of Mège-Mouriès Patents

      The company acquired patents for Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès' invention in 1871, enabling the introduction of manufactured margarine.

  2. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès patents margarine

    1869–1871

    Role: Inventor and Patent Holder

    1. 15 July 1869 - 2 October 1869 · FranceFrench Patent Filing

      Mège-Mouriès filed French patent No. 86,480 for animal fat production on 15 July 1869, which was granted in October.

    2. 17 July 1869 - 31 October 1869 · England and AustriaInternational Patent Extensions

      Mège-Mouriès secured additional patents in England and Austria in July and October 1869, expanding his intellectual property rights.

    3. 1871 · NetherlandsPatent Sale to Jurgens

      In 1871, Mège-Mouriès sold his patent to the Dutch company Jurgens and separately showed his invention to Dutch butter exporter Antoon Jurgens.

Sources

  1. Margarine Unie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-03
  2. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29