Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau

Description: (French Chemist Who Played a Major Part in the Reform of Chemical Nomenclature)
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau initially followed in his father’s footsteps to become a lawyer. He later deviated to chemistry and set up a laboratory at home. He propagated the phlogiston theory and later laid down the first systematic method of naming chemical substances. He also earned the Legion of Honour.

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Birthday January 4, 1737 (Capricorn)
Died on January 2, 1816
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