Antoine-François de Fourcroy
Antoine-François de Fourcroy | |
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Fourcroy with the first volume of his book Systeme des connaissances chimiques, painted by François Dumont c. 1800 | |
| Born | 15 June 1755 Paris, France |
| Died | 16 December 1809 (aged 54) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Known for | Co-discovered Iridium Co-founded Modern Chemical Nomenclature |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Neurochemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean Baptiste Michel Bucquet |
| Doctoral students | Louis Nicolas Vauquelin |
Antoine François Fourcroy (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan fʁɑ̃swa fuʁkʁwa]; 15 June 1755 – 16 December 1809) was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier. Fourcroy collaborated with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that helped standardize chemical nomenclature.