Jean-Baptiste Boussingault

Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
Born
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault

2 February 1801
Died11 May 1887(1887-05-11) (aged 86)
NationalityFrench
AwardsCopley Medal (1878)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsConservatoire des Arts et Metiers

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault (2 February 1801[1] – 11 May 1887) was a French chemist who made significant contributions to agricultural science, petroleum science and metallurgy.

  1. ^ Various French and English reliable sources give his birth date as 1 February 1801 or 2 February 1802