Michel Eugène Chevreul

Michel Eugène Chevreul 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.

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Who was born first?

• Michel Eugène Chevreul and François Arago were born the same year
• Michel Eugène Chevreul and Jacques Philippe Marie Binet were born the same year
• Michel Eugène Chevreul was born 1 year after Pierre Louis Dulong
• Michel Eugène Chevreul was born 1 year after Claude-Louis Navier
• Michel Eugène Chevreul was born 1 year after Carl Adolph Agardh

Timeline

1. Carl Adolph AgardhJanuary 23, 1785 – January 28, 1859
2. Claude-Louis NavierFebruary 10, 1785 – August 21, 1836
3. Pierre Louis DulongFebruary 12, 1785 – July 19, 1838
4. François AragoFebruary 26, 1786 – October 2, 1853
5. Jacques Philippe Marie BinetFebruary 2, 1786 – May 12, 1856
6. Michel Eugène Chevreul (this page)August 31, 1786 – April 9, 1889

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