Claude Louis Berthollet
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Berthollet, Claude Louis
August 28, 2006, 3:56 pm
Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822), a French chemist who helped design the first chemical nomenclature. Berthollet collaborated with Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier in his research and in the description of chemical nomenclature, a system of names that serve as the basis of the modern system of naming chemical compounds. He researched dyes and bleaches, introduced the use of chlorine as a bleach, and determined the chemical composition of ammonia.
Further Reading
Berthollet, Claude Louis (1748-1822) (European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
