Louis Bouveault was a French scientist who became professor of organic chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris.
11 Facts About Louis Bouveault
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Louis Bouveault was born on 11 February 1864 in Nevers.
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Louis Bouveault obtained doctorates in Paris in medicine and physical sciences.
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Louis Bouveault taught for a short period at the Medical Faculty in Lyon, then became a lecturer in general chemistry in Lyon.
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Louis Bouveault influenced Victor Grignard to take up chemistry in 1894.
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Louis Bouveault worked with Philippe Barbier on terpene derivatives used in the manufacture of perfumes like citral, rhodinal and geraniol.
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Louis Bouveault moved on from Lyon to Lille, Nancy and finally to Paris.
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Louis Bouveault was appointed professor of organic chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Paris.
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In 1904 he described the Louis Bouveault aldehyde synthesis, a formylation of an alkyl or aryl halide to the homologous aldehyde or carbaldehyde.
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Louis Bouveault was both an inspiring teacher and a strong researcher.
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Louis Bouveault was a prolific author, who published many papers in his short career.