Charles-Frédéric (Charles) Gerhardt
1816–56
French chemist. Studied with Liebig in Giessen, 1836–7. Studied at the Faculté des sciences in Paris from 1838; received his doctorate, 1841. Professor of chemistry, Faculté des sciences, Montpellier, 1844–51; Faculté des sciences and École de pharmacie, Strasbourg, 1855–6. Author of Traité de chimie organique (1853–6).
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DBF
DSB.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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