Pierre Figuier

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Jaime Wisniak

Resumo

Pierre Oscar Figuier (1759-1817), a French pharmacist whose main contribution was the discovery of using animal charcoal for bleaching inorganic and organic substances. Figuier also carried substantial work on the chemistry of gold, the synthesis of many of its compounds, particularly a triple salt of gold chloride and sodium chloride. He determined the composition of purple thistle and chickpeas.

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Biografia do Autor

Jaime Wisniak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Professor emerius

Department of Chemical Enginnering