Biography chevreul m.e

French chemist (–)

Michel Eugène Chevreul (French pronunciation:[miʃɛløʒɛnʃəvʁœl]; 31 August – 9 April )^[1] was a French chemist whose work contributed to significant developments in science, medicine, and art.

Chevreul's early work with animal fats ^[2] revolutionized soap and candle manufacturing and led to his isolation of the heptadecanoic (margaric), stearic, and oleicfatty acids. In the process, Chevreul became the first scientist to define the concept of a chemical compound and the first to formally characterize the nature of organic compounds; he is consequently considered a founder of modern organic chemistry.^[3]

In the medical field, Chevreul was first to demonstrate that diabetics excrete glucose in the urine ^[4] and to isolate creatine.^[5] Chevreul's study of textile dyes while director of the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris led to color theories that "provided the scientific basis for I