Mathieu Orfila, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mathieu Orfila

French chemist

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1787

Place of Birth: Mahón, Balearic Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1853

Profession: physician, pharmacist, professor, chemist, physiologist, pharmacologist, toxicologist

Nationality: Spain, France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (24 April 1787 – 12 March 1853) was a Spanish toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology.