Antoine-François de Fourcroy
Antoine-François de Fourcroy
Fourcroy with the first volume of his book Systeme des connaissances chimiques, painted by François Dumont c. 1800
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a French chemist, 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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Born
15 June 1755 Paris, France
Died
16 December 1809 (aged 54) Paris, France
Nationality
French
Known for
Co-discovered Iridium Co-founded Modern Chemical Nomenclature
Fields
Chemistry Neurochemistry
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France
Citizenship
French
Doctoral advisor
Jean Baptiste Michel Bucquet
Doctoral students
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
era
1600-1800
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery