Auguste Laurent
| Auguste Laurent | |
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| Born |
14 November 1807 La Folie |
| Died | 23 April 1853 |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | chemistry |
| Known for |
anthracene phthalic acid carbolic acid |
Auguste Laurent (14 September 1808 – 23 April 1853) was a French chemist who helped in the founding of organic chemistry with his discoveries of anthracene, phthalic acid, and carbolic 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 under Jean-Baptiste Dumas as a laboratory assistant and worked with Charles Frédéric Gerhardt.
Bibliography
Marc Tiffeneau (ed.) (1918). Correspondance de Charles Gerhardt, tome 1, Laurent et Gerhardt, Paris, Masson.
References
- Blondel-Megrelis, M (2001). "Auguste Laurent and alcaloids". Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie (France) 49 (331): 303–14. ISSN 0035-2349. PMID 11775639.
Fisher, Nicholas W. "Auguste Laurent." Encyclopædia Britannica Mobile. 2013. web.
External links
- http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Laurent.html
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