- Auguste Laurent
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birth_date =November 14 ,1807
birth_place =La Folie
death_date =April 23 ,1853
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field =chemistry
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known_for =anthracene phthalic acid carbolic acid
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Auguste Laurent (November 14 ,1807 -April 23 ,1853 ) was a Frenchchemist who discoveredanthracene ,phthalic acid , and identifiedcarbolic 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 and worked withCharles Frédéric Gerhardt .References
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title=Auguste Laurent and alcaloids
journal=Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie
volume=49
issue=331
pages=303-14
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* http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Laurent.html
* Kekule Riddle: A Challenge (Hardcover) by John H. Wotiz (Editor)
* Problem Oriented Thinking by Gustaaf C. Cornelis
*Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz
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