Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy

1755 - 1809

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country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Collège d’Harcourt, Faculté de médecine de Paris, University of Paris

occupation: chemist, politician, entomologist, encyclopédistes, aristocrat

award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour

position held: Member of parliament for the Seine, Councillor of State, director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, director general

student of: Jean Baptiste Michel Bucquet

influenced by: Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville

Antoine François Fourcroy (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan fʁɑ̃swa fuʁkʁwa]; 15 June 1755 – 16 December 1809) was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier. Fourcroy collaborated with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that helped standardize chemical nomenclature. Source: Wikipedia (en)