Louis Figuier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis Figuier

French scientist and writer

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1819

Place of Birth: Montpellier, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1894

Profession: writer, physician writer, chemist, journalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Louis Figuier

  • Louis Figuier (15 February 1819 – 8 November 1894) was a French scientist and writer.
  • He was the nephew of Pierre-Oscar Figuier and became Professor of chemistry at L'Ecole de pharmacie of Montpellier.
  • Though his works are highly respected, it is often unmentioned that he was in fact a staunch racist of the time (see The Human Race).
  • Figuier played a key role in perpetuating the blatantly myopic misconception that people of black origin were mentally inferior, were not fully human, smelled poorly, and were promiscuous.
  • His citing of these ill-formed concepts of course were and are not true yet he remains celebrated in his achievements.

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