Paul Lebeau
| Paul Lebeau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
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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