Henry Louis Le Chatelier
Henry Louis Le Chatelier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1850 |
| Died | 17 September 1936 (aged 85) |
| Known for | Le Chatelier's principle Thermal flame theory Detonation |
| Father | Louis Le Chatelier |
| Relatives | Alfred Le Chatelier, brother |
| Awards | ForMemRS (1913) Davy Medal (1916) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | École Polytechnique Sorbonne |
Henry Louis Le Chatelier (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi lwi lə ʃɑtəlje]; 8 October 1850 – 17 September 1936) was a French chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He devised Le Chatelier's principle, used by chemists to predict the effect a changing condition has on a system in chemical equilibrium.