Emil Gerbeaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss chocolatier (1854-1919)
Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1854
Place of Birth: Carouge, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Date of Death: 08-Nov-1919
Profession: chocolatier
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Emil Gerbeaud
- Emil Gerbeaud (French: Émile Gerbeaud, Carouge, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, 22 February 1854 – Budapest, Hungary, 8 November 1919) was a Swiss-born Hungarian confectioner, chocolate producer, industrialist and entrepreneur.
- Several famous traditional Hungarian cakes were first introduced by him like the macskanyelv (transl.?cat tongue), the konyakos meggy (transl.?cognac sour cherry), the csokoládé drazsé (transl.?chocolate dragees) and he was the first in Hungary who sold French cakes filled with custard.
- The zserbó cake, a well-known product of the Café Gerbeaud is named after him, although it was not available in his lifetime.
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