Antoine-François de Fourcroy

Antoine François Fourcroy (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan fʁɑ̃swa fuʁkʁwa]; 15 June 1755  16 December 1809) was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier. Fourcroy collaborated with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that helped standardize chemical nomenclature.

Antoine-François de Fourcroy
Fourcroy with the first volume of his book Systeme des connaissances chimiques, painted by François Dumont c. 1800
Born(1755-06-15)15 June 1755
Paris, France
Died16 December 1809(1809-12-16) (aged 54)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
Known forCo-discovered Iridium
Co-founded Modern Chemical Nomenclature
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Neurochemistry
Doctoral advisorJean Baptiste Michel Bucquet
Doctoral studentsLouis Nicolas Vauquelin
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