Henry Louis Le Chatelier
Henry Louis Le Chatelier (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi lwi lə ʃɑtəlje]; 8 October 1850 – 17 September 1936) was a French chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He devised Le Chatelier's principle, used by chemists and chemical engineers to predict the effect a changing condition has on a system in chemical equilibrium.
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| Born | 8 October 1850 Paris, France |
| Died | 17 September 1936 (aged 85) Miribel-les-Échelles, Isère |
| Known for | Le Chatelier's principle Thermal flame theory Detonation |
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| Relatives | Alfred Le Chatelier, brother |
| Awards | ForMemRS (1913) Davy Medal (1916) |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | École Polytechnique Sorbonne |
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