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Chaptal, Jean Antoine

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(1756-1832) Catholic chemist. Professor of organic chemistry at the Polytechnic School in Paris, greatly aided the advancement of chemical manufacture, e.g., improved manufacture of saltpetre for gunpowder.

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Entry for 'Chaptal, Jean Antoine'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/chaptal-jean-antoine.html. 1910.