Michel Eugène Chevreul

Also known as Michel-Eugène Chevreul, Michel Eugene Chevreul, Michel-Eugene Chevreul, Michel Eugene Chever

French chemist (1786-1889)

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Michel Eugène Chevreul was a figure whose professional activity spanned from 1803 until 1889. He was born on August 31, 1786, and died on April 9, 1889.

His work is represented in several major collections. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the Copley Medal collection.

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Born: 31 August 1786, Angers , France
Died: 9 April 1889 (1889-04-09) (aged 102), Paris , France
Known for: Creatine , Fatty acids , Margarine , Chevreul's salt , Color analysis
Awards: Copley Medal (1857) , Albert Medal (1873)
Fields: Chemistry

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Angers
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: painter
Employer: Collège de France
Languages spoken: French
Religion: Catholicism
Award: 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Field of work: chemistry
Image: Michel Eugène Chevreul.jpg

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Commons gallery: Michel Eugène Chevreul
start of work period: 1803-00-00
end of work period: 1889-00-00
member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Commons category: Michel Eugène Chevreul
date of death: 1889-04-09
date of birth: 1786-08-31
name in native language: Michel-Eugène Chevreul
student: Stanislao Cannizzaro
writing language: French
Commons Creator page: Michel Eugène Chevreul
subject has role: centenarian
P8168: Olena Zubrilova
significant person: Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Michel Eugène Chevreul, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Michel Eugène Chevreul ( French pronunciation: [miʃɛl øʒɛn ʃəvʁœl]; 31 August 1786 – 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work contributed to significant developments in science, medicine, and art. Chevreul's early work with animal fats revolutionized soap and candle manufacturing and led to his isolation of the heptadecanoic (margaric), stearic, and oleic fatty acids. In the process, Chevreul became the first scientist to define the concept of a chemical compound and the first to formally characterize the nature of organic compounds; he is consequently considered a founder of modern organic chemistry.

In the medical field, Chevreul was first to demonstrate that diabetics excrete glucose in the urine and to isolate creatine. Chevreul's study of textile dyes while director of the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris led to color theories that "provided the scientific basis for Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painting."

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