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Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy

French chemist

b. 1755 CE – d. 1809 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (June 15, 1755 – December 16, 1809) is a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier.

Fourcroy collaborates with Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, and Claude Berthollet on the Méthode de nomenclature chimique, a work that helps standardize chemical nomenclature.

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Moran, J. (2018). Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy. History Atlas. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/antoine-francois-comte-de-fourcroy/

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