Victor Dessaignes
Victor Dessaignes (born December 31, 1800 in Vendôme , † January 5, 1885 in Paris ) was a French chemist .
Dessaignes first studied law in Paris, then medicine from 1821, received his doctorate in 1835 and then worked in his private laboratory. He worked on structure elucidation and made contributions to metabolic chemistry (conversions of maleic acid - succinic acid - tartaric acid ). In 1851 he discovered trimethylamine in the leaves of Chenopodium vulvaria . From 1869 he was a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences (chemistry section).
Footnotes
- ↑ Ludwig Darmstaedter : Handbook on the history of natural sciences and technology , 1908, p. 526 (pdf, 3 MB)
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| SURNAME | Dessaignes, Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vendôme |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1885 |
| Place of death | Paris |