Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois

French chemist and mineralogist

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1820

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1886

Profession: geologist, chemist, academic, mineralogist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois (20 January 1820 – 14 November 1886) was a French geologist and mineralogist who was the first to arrange the chemical elements in order of atomic weights, doing so in 1862.
De Chancourtois only published his paper, but did not publish his actual graph with the irregular arrangement.
Although his publication was significant, it was ignored by chemists as it was written in terms of geology.
It was Dmitri Mendeleev's table published in 1869 that became most recognized.
De Chancourtois was also a professor of mine surveying, and later geology at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.
He also was the Inspector of Mines in Paris, and was widely responsible for implementing many mine safety regulations and laws during the time.