Louis Le Chatelier | |
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Born |
Paris, France |
20 February 1815
Died | 10 November 1873 Paris, France |
(aged 58)
Fields | Chemistry |
Louis Le Chatelier (20 February 1815 – 10 November 1873) was a French chemist and industrialist who developed a method for producing aluminium from bauxite in 1855. His son was the well known chemist Henri Louis Le Chatelier. His name is inscribed on the Eiffel tower.