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Jean-Baptiste Dumas

Jean-Baptiste Dumas

French chemist
Jean Baptiste André Dumas was a French chemist, best known for his works on organic analysis and synthesis, as well as the determination of atomic weights and molecular weights by measuring vapor densities. He also developed a method for the... Wikipedia
Born: July 14, 1800, Alès, France
Died: April 10, 1884 (age 83 years), Cannes, France
Nationality: French
Awards: Copley Medal (1843), Faraday Lectureship Prize (1869), and Albert Medal (1877)
Partner: Herminie-Caroline Brongniart (1826–)