Pierre Joseph Pelletier

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Pierre-Joseph Pelletier

Pierre Joseph Pelletier
Born 22 March 1788
Died 19 July 1842
Nationality French
Fields chemistry
Known for alkaloids, quinine and strychnine

Pierre-Joseph Pelletier (22 March 1788 – 19 July 1842) was a French chemist who did notable research on vegetable alkaloids, and was the co-discoverer of quinine and strychnine.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^  "Pierre-Joseph Pelletier". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

[edit] Further reading

  • Delepine, Marcel (1951). "Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Caventou". Journal of Chemical Education 28 (September): 454–461. doi:10.1021/ed028p454. 


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