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Joseph Bienaimé Caventou

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French chemist (1795-1877)

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Joseph Bienaimé Caventou was a French pharmacist. He was a professor at the École de Pharmacie in Paris. He collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Pelletier in a Parisian laboratory located behind an apothecary.

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Montyon Science Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour

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Joseph Bienaimé Caventou was a French pharmacist. He was a professor at the École de Pharmacie in Paris. He collaborated with Pierre-Joseph Pelletier in a Parisian laboratory located behind an apothecary. He was a pioneer in the use of mild solvents to isolate a number of active ingredients from plants, making a study of alkaloids from vegetables. Among their successes were the isolation of the following compounds:

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France
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Scientist
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Lived 1795 to 1877 · aged 81
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