Auguste Laurent
Born	14 November 1807 La Folie near Langres
Died	15 April 1853 (1853-04-16) (aged 45)
Nationality	French
Known for	anthracene phthalic acid carbolic acid
Scientific career
Fields	chemistry

Auguste Laurent (14 November 1807 – 15 April 1853) was a French chemist who helped in the founding of organic chemistry with his discoveries of anthracene, phthalic acid, and carbolic acid.

He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry based on structural grouping of atoms within molecules to determine how the molecules combine in organic reactions. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Dumas as a laboratory assistant and worked with Charles Frédéric Gerhardt. He died in Paris from tuberculosis.

Bibliography[edit]

Marc Tiffeneau (ed.) (1918). Correspondance de Charles Gerhardt, tome 1, Laurent et Gerhardt, Paris, Masson.

References[edit]

• Blondel-Megrelis, M (2001). "Auguste Laurent and alcaloids". Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie. 49 (331). France: 303–14. doi:10.3406/pharm.2001.5244. ISSN 0035-2349. PMID 11775639.

Fisher, Nicholas W. "Auguste Laurent." Encyclopædia Britannica Mobile. 2013. web.

External links[edit]

• http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Laurent.html
• Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz
• Josette Fournier, "Auguste Laurent (1807-1853) dans la Revue scientifique du Dr. Quesneville", Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie, 2008, no. 359 pp. 287-303