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Auguste Laurent

Auguste Laurent
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Auguste Laurent was a French chemist who helped in the founding of organic chemistry with his discoveries of trichloroethylene, anthracene, phthalic acid, and carbolic acid.

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  1. Georg Adolf ErmanMay 12, 1806 – July 12, 1877
  2. Karl Friedrich MohrNovember 4, 1806 – September 28, 1879
  3. Matthew Fontaine MauryJanuary 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873
  4. Auguste Laurent (this page)November 14, 1807 – April 23, 1853
  5. Caterina ScarpelliniOctober 29, 1808 – November 28, 1873
  6. Johann Benedict ListingJuly 25, 1808 – December 24, 1882

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