Pietro Pulli (chemist)
Pietro Pulli (born April 4, 1771 in Terlizzi (Apulia) , † September 4, 1842 in Naples ) was an Italian chemist.
Life
Pulli studied chemistry in Naples. He took part in the Napoleonic Revolution in 1799 and was appointed commissioner of the Cantone di Colle Giannone . After the return of the Bourbons, he emigrated to Paris. There he lived as a respected scientist and was in correspondence with Alessandro Volta .
He later joined the Italian army as inspector and general director for the production of gunpowder. From 1806 he worked in a similar capacity in Napoleon's army. He published several papers on nitric chemistry and gunpowder production.
Fonts
- Istruzioni teorico-pratiche su la raccolta del nitro: Compilata per uso della Reale Amministrazione Generale delle Polveri, e de 'Salnitri del Regno , Stamperia del Corriere, Napoli 1808
- Trattato teorico-pratico su la raccolta del nitro , A. Trani, Napoli 1813
- Statistica nitraria del regno di Napoli , f.lli Chianese, Napoli 1817
- Dell 'incoraggiamento delle Scienze. Discorsi di Pietro Pulli a SE il Ministro degli Interni
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- Seminario di Storia della Scienza - Pietro Sweater
- Mémoires de l'Académie impériale des sciences, littérature et beaux-arts de Turin, Volume 18 , Imprimerie de l'Académie impériale des sciences, 1811, p. XCIV
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sweater, Pietro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1771 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Terlizzi (Apulia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1842 |
| Place of death | Naples |