NORMANDY

Alphonse René le Mire de . b. Rouen, France 23 Oct. 1809; educ. for the medical profe ion; studied chemistry in Germany under Gmelin; patented indelible inks and dies 1839; patented a method of hardening soap made from soft goods by the addition of sulphate of soda 1841; patented in 1851 an apparatus for distilling sea-water to obtain pure water for drinking, this is largely used on board ships, the manufacture of these stills is carried on by Normandy’s Patent marine ærated fresh water company near the Victoria docks, London; a consulting and analytical chemist some years; F.C.S. 20 May 1854; resided in England about 1843 to death; author of A guide to the alkali metrical chest 1849; Handbook of chemical analysis 1850, 2 ed. 1875; The chemical atlas 1855; The dictionaries of the chemical atlas 1857. d. Odin lodge, Clapham park, London 10 May 1864. G.M. i 813 (1864), ii 120 (1864); I.L.N. xlv 105, 106 (1864) portrait .