Auguste Laurent
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Auguste Laurent | |
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| Born | 14 November 1807 |
| Died | 15 April 1853(aged 45) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | anthracene phthalic acid carbolic acid |
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| Fields | chemistry |
Auguste Laurent(14 November 1807 – 15 April 1853) was a Frenchchemistwho helped in the founding of organic chemistry with his discoveries ofanthracene,phthalic acid,andcarbolic acid.
He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry based on structural grouping of atoms within molecules to determine how the molecules combine in organic reactions. He studied underJean-Baptiste Dumasas a laboratory assistant and worked withCharles Frédéric Gerhardt.He died inParisfromtuberculosis.
Bibliography
[edit]Marc Tiffeneau(ed.) (1918).Correspondance deCharles Gerhardt,tome 1,Laurent et Gerhardt,Paris, Masson.
References
[edit]- Blondel-Megrelis, M (2001). "Auguste Laurent and alcaloids".Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie.49(331). France: 303–14.doi:10.3406/pharm.2001.5244.ISSN0035-2349.PMID11775639.
Fisher, Nicholas W. "Auguste Laurent." Encyclopædia Britannica Mobile. 2013. web.
External links
[edit]- http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Laurent.html
- Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz
- Josette Fournier,"Auguste Laurent (1807-1853) dans laRevue scientifiquedu Dr. Quesneville ",Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie,2008, no. 359 pp. 287-303
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