Eugène Michel CHEVREUL, Chemist, signed autograph letter, Paris 1860, 2 pages

  

Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1860. Although I do not have the honor of knowing you personally, I take the liberty of recommending to you in a special way Ni Fuistienne, the bearer of this letter. Ni Fuistienne worked for several years in my laboratory and not only always behaved there perfectly, but also showed great activity and a strong aptitude for chemical work. I have always regretted that he did not embark on a career in scientific research after leaving my laboratory, ...

Michel-Eugène Chevreul, born in 1786 in Angers and died in 1889 in Paris, was a French chemist known for his work on fatty acids, saponification, and the discovery of stearin. These works earned him the Copley Medal in 1857.

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