Antoine Jérôme Balard

Antoine Jérôme Balard
Balard in the 1870s
Born(1802-09-30)30 September 1802
Died30 April 1876(1876-04-30) (aged 73)
Alma materÉcole de pharmacie de Montpellier
Known forDiscovery of bromine
Spouse
Sophie-Elisabeth Pascal
(m. 1838; died 1875)
AwardsRoyal Medal (1830)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions

Antoine Jérôme Balard (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ʒeʁom balaʁ]; 30 September 1802 – 30 April 1876) was a French chemist and one of the discoverers of bromine.