Jean Darcet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Darcet

French chemist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1724

Place of Birth: Doazit, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1801

Profession: physician, politician, professor, chemist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jean d'Arcet or Jean Darcet (7 September 1724 – 12 February 1801) was a French chemist, and director of the porcelain works at Sèvres.
He was one of the first to manufacture porcelain in France. Darcet was probably born in Doazit, where his family resided, but was baptized in Audignon. In 1774 he was appointed professor of chemistry in the Collège de France and in 1795 he became a member of the Institute. He died in Paris. His publications include: Sur l'action d'un feu égal sur un grand nombre de terres (1766–71); Expériences sur plusieurs diamants et pierres précieuses (1772); Rapport sur l'electricité dans les maladies nerveuses (1783).



Alternative names	François Pascal Simon Gérard
Description	French painter, aquarellist and illustrator
Date of birth/death	12 March 1770	11 January 1837
Location of birth/death	Rome	Paris
Work period	from 1782 until 1837 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Paris (1782-1790), Rome (1790-1792), Paris (1792-1837)
Authority control	: Q163543 VIAF: 46776048 ISNI: 0000 0001 0780 7200 ULAN: 500115453 LCCN: n85158403 NLA: 36550602 WorldCat