Jean-Baptiste Senderens | |
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Born | Barbachen, Hautes-Pyrénées, France | 27 January 1856
Died | 26 September 1937 Barbachen, Hautes-Pyrénées, France | (aged 81)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Priest, chemist |
Known for | Hydrogenation of whale oil |
Jean-Baptiste Senderens (27 January 1856 – 26 September 1937) was a French priest and chemist. He was one of the pioneers of catalytic chemistry, and a co-discoverer of catalytic hydrogenation, a process used commercially to make margarine.