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Charles Friedel
French chemist and mineralogist (1832–1899) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Friedel (French: [ʃaʁl fʁidɛl]; 12 March 1832 – 20 April 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist.
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Charles Friedel | |
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Born | 12 March 1832 Strasbourg, France |
Died | 20 April 1899(1899-04-20) (aged 67) Montauban, France |
Alma mater | University of Strasbourg Sorbonne |
Known for | Friedel–Crafts reaction Ketonic decarboxylation Organosilicon compound |
Awards | Davy Medal (1880) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mineralogy Chemistry |
Institutions | Sorbonne |
Thesis | Recherches sur les acétones et sur les aldéhydes. Suivi de Sur la pyro-électricité dans les cristaux bons conducteurs de l'électricité |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Adolphe Wurtz |
Doctoral students | Henri Becquerel Georges Urbain André-Louis Debierne[1] |
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