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Nicolas Leblanc

Nicolas Leblanc
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Nicolas Leblanc was a French chemist and surgeon who discovered how to manufacture soda ash from common salt.

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  1. Anders Jahan RetziusOctober 3, 1742 – October 6, 1821
  2. Carl Wilhelm ScheeleDecember 9, 1742 – May 21, 1786
  3. Georg Christoph LichtenbergJuly 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799
  4. Jean SenebierMay 25, 1742 – July 22, 1809
  5. Nicolas Leblanc (this page)December 6, 1742 – January 16, 1806
  6. Martin Heinrich KlaprothDecember 1, 1743 – January 1, 1817

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