Joseph Proust

Joseph Louis Proust was a French chemist. He was best known for his discovery of the law of definite proportions in 1797, stating that elements always combine in constant proportions in chemical compounds.

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Who was born first?

• Joseph Proust and Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier were born the same year
• Joseph Proust and Franz Xaver von Zach were born the same year
• Joseph Proust and Jurij Vega were born the same year
• Joseph Proust was born 1 year before Samuel Hahnemann
• Joseph Proust was born 1 year before Fausto Elhuyar

Timeline

1. Franz Xaver von ZachJune 4, 1754 – September 2, 1832
2. Jean-François Pilatre de RozierMarch 30, 1754 – June 15, 1785
3. Joseph Proust (this page)September 26, 1754 – July 5, 1826
4. Jurij VegaMarch 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802
5. Fausto ElhuyarOctober 11, 1755 – February 6, 1833
6. Samuel HahnemannApril 10, 1755 – July 2, 1843

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• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
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• Ernest RutherfordAugust 30, 1871 – October 19, 1937
• Erwin SchrödingerAugust 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961
• Wilhelm RöntgenMarch 27, 1845 – February 10, 1923
• Carl SaganNovember 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996