| Marc Tiffeneau | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1873 Mouy, France |
| Died | May 20, 1945 (aged 71) Paris, France |
| Residence | France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Chemistry, Pharmacology |
| Institutions | Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris Faculté de Médecine de Paris Hôpitaux de Paris Académie des Sciences Académie de Médecine |
| Alma mater | École de pharmacie de Paris |
| Known for | Tiffeneau-Demjanov rearrangement |
| Notable awards | Prix Jecker, of the Académie des Sciences (1911 and 1923) |
Marc Émile Pierre Adolphe Tiffeneau (November 5, 1873 – May 20, 1945) was a French chemist who discovered the Tiffeneau-Demjanov rearrangement.
Tiffeneau received his Ph.D in science in 1907 and his Ph.D in medicine in 1910. Tiffeneau worked at the hospitals Hôpital Boucicaut and from 1924 at Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. In 1926 he became professor at the Sorbonne. At the time of his death in 1945 he was president of the French Chemical Society.