Auguste Laurent

Chemist, Academic

1807 – 1853

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Who was Auguste Laurent?

Auguste Laurent 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.

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Born
Nov 14, 1807
La Folie
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Apr 23, 1853
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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