Auguste André Thomas Cahours, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French chemist
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Auguste André Thomas Cahours
- August André Thomas Cahours (1813-1891) was a chemist and scientist whose contribution to organic chemistry was one of the greatest in history.
- He discovered, among other things, the processes of synthesis of several chemical molecules, including toluene, xylene, several organo-magnesiums, and derivatives of phosphine and arsine. He was a professor at the École Polytechnique and the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures.
- In 1868 he was elected as a member of the Académie des sciences (chemistry section) and in 1880 became a commander of the Légion d'honneur.
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