Norbert Rillieux (1806 – 1894) – A Creole Engineer: Born to a slave mother, but lived as a free man of colour
Born in New Orleans in March 1806, Norbert Rillieux’s mother, Constance Vivant, had been a slave, although he himself was free. Rillieux, a Creole engineer and inventor who spoke Louisianan French, was the son ...