Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
Born
Hippolyte Mège

(1817-10-24)24 October 1817
Died31 May 1880(1880-05-31) (aged 62)
NationalityFrench
Known formargarine
Scientific career
Fieldschemist
External media
Audio
“Butter vs. Margarine”, Distillations Podcast, Science History Institute
Video
“Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès’s Recipe for Margarine”, Distillations, Science History Institute

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès (French: [ipɔlit mɛʒ muʁjɛs]; 24 October 1817 – 31 May 1880) was a French chemist and inventor who is famous for his invention of margarine.