Petrache Poenaru

Romanian Inventor
 Who was Petrache Poenaru?

• P. Poenaru was a Romanian mathematician, physicist, engineer and inventor of

the Enlightenment era

• Born in 1799 in Băneşti, Vâlcea County

• Studied in Paris and Vienna and, later, completed his specialized studies in
England.
What did he invent?
• While a student in Paris, Petrache
Poenaru invented the world's
first fountain pen
• The French Government issued a
patent for this invention on 25 May
1827.
 The fountain pen
• An instrument that is becoming
more and more outdated with each
day that goes by
• In spite of that, the most important
contract agreements, the diplomatic
treaties as well as the biggest
decisions are still signed on with the
fountain pen which has become a
sort of luxury
The most expensive fountain pen in the
world
 Bibliography
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrache_Poenaru
• Envisioned in Romania – Petrache Poenaru,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-qUdd180OE
• The 25 Most Expensive Pens in the World -
https://www.supermoney.com/2016/05/25-most-expensive-pens-and-their-
owners/