Chevreul, Michel

EUGÈNE, an eminent French chemist, B. 1786. In 1824, he was appointed director of the dyeing dep. in the govt. manufactory of the Gobelins, and in that capacity made many important discoveries in the chemical nature of colors, the results of which he published for the Academy of Sciences. In 1826, he was made a member of the Academy, and, in 1864 director of the Museum of National History. In 1875, at the age of 88, he was still actively engaged lecturing on chemistry. D. 1889.