Auguste Laurent, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Auguste Laurent

French chemist

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1807

Place of Birth: Langres, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1853

Profession: chemist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Auguste Laurent (14 November 1807 – 15 April 1853) was a French chemist who helped in the founding of organic chemistry with his discoveries of anthracene, phthalic acid, and carbolic acid. He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry based on structural grouping of atoms within molecules to determine how the molecules combine in organic reactions.
He studied under Jean-Baptiste Dumas as a laboratory assistant and worked with Charles Frédéric Gerhardt.