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| Guillaume-François Rouelle | |
 Guillaume-François Rouelle
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| Born | 16 September 1703 |
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| Died | 3 August 1770 |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | chemist |
| Known for | base |
| Influenced | Denis Diderot Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier Joseph Proust Antoine-Augustin Parmentier |
Guillaume François Rouelle (1703-1770) was a French chemist and apothecary. In 1754 he introduced the concept of a base into chemistry, as a substance which reacts with an acid to give it solid form (as a salt).
He is known as l'Aîné (the elder) to distinguish him from his younger brother, Hilaire Rouelle, who was also a chemist and known as the discoverer of urea.
He started a public course in his laboratory in 1738 where he taught many students among whom were Denis Diderot, Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, Joseph Proust and Antoine-Augustin Parmentier.
References
- Warolin, C (1996). "[Did Lavoisier benefit from the teachings of the apothecary Guillaume-François Rouelle?]". Histoire des sciences médicales 30 (1): 30. PMID 11624829.
- Warolin, C (1995). "[Did Lavoisier benefit from the teachings of the apothecary Guillaume-François Rouelle?]". Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie 42 (307): 361–7. PMID 11624913.
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