François Poulletier de la Salle

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Chemist and medical doctor (1719-1788)

France ScientistsLived 1719 to 1788 · aged 68

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François Poulletier de la Salle was a French medical doctor and chemist. In about 1758, he isolated for the first time the crystals from cholesterol.

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François Poulletier de la Salle was a French medical doctor and chemist. In about 1758, he isolated for the first time the crystals from cholesterol. As his work was never published, attribution and the dating are known only roughly, but they were quoted by his collaborators, in particular Pierre-Joseph Macquer and Felix Vicq-d'Azyr.

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