Person Febure; Nicasius Le (c 1610 - 1669); chemist Febure Nicasius Le chemist Nicaise Le Fevre (Febvre), Nicasius Le Fevre (Febvre), Nicolas Le Fevre (Febvre) c 1610 - 1669 French Male Sedan, France, Europe c 1610 1610 Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England, Europe 1669

Pharmacy Chemistry Education: Protestant academy at Sedan, France; Apprenticeship with father (-1625-1630), then with Abraham Duhan Career: Apothecary, Sedan (-1646); Lecturer in pharmaceutical chemistry; Demonstrator of Chemistry at the Jardin du Roi, Paris (1650); Professor of Chemistry to Charles II (1660); Apothecary in Ordinary to the Royal Family (1660); Manager of the laboratory at St James's Palace Parents: Claude Le Febure [Févre] and Françoise de Beaufort Married: Philibert Le Febure [Févre] Le Febure's main work of his career as a chemist and apothecary is his Traicté de la chymie (1660; English translation 1664). While much of its content can be traced to previous figures in the field, such as Paracelsus and van Helmont, the work's incorporation into Lemery's chemical textbook showcases Le Febure's influence in the field of chemistry. Overall, he split the discipline in a philosophical, a medical, and a pharmaceutical branch and his work was vital in communicating recent discoveries in the field to French and English audiences. His work at the French court also reached English scholars and royalists in exile during the Civil War, which is how John Evelyn (FRS 1660) attended his pharmaceutical lectures in 1647. Committee and panels: Chemical Committee (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Sir Robert Moray Involved in experiments to attempt to volatise tartar (1663); Experiments with powder of sponges to cure struma [goitre] (1663) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; ODNB Authority: OtherFormsOfName from Hunter, DNB and DSB Notes: Approximate year of birth from Hunter. The election date is Febure's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 4 December 1661. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN: 48433 RCN: 49347 c 1610 - before 21 Apr 1669 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 11/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA4274 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/100199084 421a62b2-1bcf-4c49-8aaa-9990a5e9ad72