Person Vauquelin; Louis Nicholas (1763 - 1829) Vauquelin Louis Nicholas Nicolas Louis 1763 - 1829 French Male St Andre d'Hebertot, Normandy, France 16 May 1763 St Andre d'Hebertot, Normandy, France 14 or 15 November 1829

Apothecary Chemistry Career: Laboratory boy, Rouen (1771-1779); assistant to A F Fourcroy (1783-1791); discovered chromium (1797), berryllium (1798) and a number of organic compounds; apothecary, military hospital, Melun; Extraordinary Professor of Chemistry, Ecole Polytechnique; Professor, College de France; Professor of Chemistry, Jardin des Plantes and in the Faculty of Medicine, Paris; retired (1822) Memberships: Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris Foreign Member 11/12/1823 Sources: Bulloch's Roll References: N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 161-175 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 16 May 1763 - 14 or 15 Nov 1829 NA5487 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/44414908 9ac6cfa4-30ae-4b31-b347-057dd1b00daa