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Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils

French chemist

b. 1773 CE – d. 1815 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils is a French chemist.

He was born November 21, 1773 in Caen and dies December 6, 1815 in Paris.

He studies in the École des Mines de Paris, and is a student and friend of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin.

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Moran, J. (2018). Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils. History Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/hippolyte-victor-collet-descotils/

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