Paul Lebeau

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Paul Lebeau
Born	(1868-12-02)December 2, 1868 Boiscommun, France
Died	1959 Paris, France
Nationality	French
Doctoral advisor	Henri Moissan
Known for	discovery of several fluorine compound

Paul Marie Alfred Lebeau (December 19, 1868 – 1959) was a French chemist. He studied at the elite École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI).^[1] Together with his doctoral advisor Henri Moissan he was working on fluorine chemistry discovering several new compounds, like bromine trifluoride, oxygen difluoride, selenium tetrafluoride and sulfur hexafluoride.

In 1899 he was able to obtain pure beryllium by electrolysis sodium fluoroberyllate (Na₂[BeF₂]).

In World War I he improved the gas mask design used by the French army.

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↑ ESPCI ParisTech Alumni 1888

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 115385033 LCCN: n87813123 ISNI: 0000 0001 1700 1403 SUDOC: 072469145

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Name	Lebeau, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	French chemist
Date of birth	December 2, 1868
Place of birth	Boiscommun, France
Date of death	1959
Place of death	Paris, France

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