Louis Jacques Thenard
The chemist who discovered hydrogen peroxide!
Portrait of Louis Jacques Thenard
Louis lived from 1777-1857 and had accomplished much in his time studying as a chemist.
He had also been appointed as a Baron by Charles the 10th in the year 1825.
Louis had made a four volume text over the basic chemical theory and practice of it, which was very influential to the world of chemistry and science in general.
This man wasn't only a chemist, he was also a great teacher who worked by the saying everything must be sacrificed for the student, the professor, the assistant, the laboratory.
Fun Fact: His name is one of 72 inscribed in the Eiffel Tower.
Fun Fact 2: a statue was erected in his honor at Sens, also his home village had been renamed La louptiere-Thenard for his memory.
Louis Jacques Thenard's Studies
- He made his first original paper in 1799 over the compounds of anitomy and arsenic with sulphur and oxygen.
- A month later, at the request of a political figure ( Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal) he discovered Thenard blue which is a pigment used in porcelain with a base of cobalt
- He began important research into ethers (pleasant-smelling, colorless, volatile liquids that are highly flammable.) in 1807.
- He also put plenty of research in sebacic acid in 1802 and bile in 1807 which, in turn, helped out with the finding of hydrogen peroxide in 1818 by Thenard.
His most famous invention.
Hydrogen Peroxide H202
Thenard blue
An example of the cobalt color