Jean Baptists Alphonse Chevallier

Abstract

THE death is recorded on December 1 of Prof. A. Chevallier, who deserves notice here as one of the Nestors of French pharmaceutical chemistry. He was born at Langues, in Lorraine, July 19, 1793. After completing a course of scientific study, he opened a pharmacy in Paris, where he soon attracted attention by his talent for investigation, as well as by his ability in scientific literary work. In 1825 he assumed the editorship of the Journal de Chimie médicale, and continued this labour until some years prior to his death, having as associates Payen, Pelouze, Robinet, Orfila, Péligot, Dumas, and other leading chemists of the day. Soon after entering upon his career as investigator, his merits were recognised by the government, and he gave up his business connections to accept the Chair of Chemistry at the École supérieure de Pharmacie, a position which he occupied up to the time of his death.