Antoine-François de Fourcroy
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Antoine François Fourcroy (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan fʁɑ̃swa fuʁkʁwa]; 15 June 1755 – 16 December 1809)[1] was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier. Fourcroy collaborated with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that helped standardize chemical nomenclature.
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Antoine-François de Fourcroy | |
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Born | (1755-06-15)15 June 1755 Paris, France |
Died | 16 December 1809(1809-12-16) (aged 54) Paris, France |
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Known for | Co-discovered Iridium Co-founded Modern Chemical Nomenclature |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry Neurochemistry |
Doctoral advisor | Jean Baptiste Michel Bucquet |
Doctoral students | Louis Nicolas Vauquelin |
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