Pierre Seignette
Pierre Seignette (born December 4, 1660 in La Rochelle , † March 11, 1719 there ) was a French doctor and pharmacist .
Seignette grew up in a Protestant family and initially worked as a pharmacist. After converting to the Catholic faith, he was admitted to study medicine and was the court physician of Louis XIV. He is often credited with discovering the salt of salt potassium sodium tartrate , which his father Elie Seignette (1632–1698) discovered (and produced in large quantities with his brother Jehan ). The ferroelectricity was formerly known as Seignette Electricity (rarely as Seignettesalzelektrizität ), referred to as it the Rochelle salt was discovered.
He was a corresponding member of the Académie royale des sciences .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Pötsch u. a. Lexicon of important chemists , Harri Deutsch 1989
- ^ List of members since 1666: letter S. Académie des sciences, accessed on February 29, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seignette, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor and pharmacist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1660 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Rochelle |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1719 |
| Place of death | La Rochelle |