Menorcan-born French toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology
1787 CE
to 1853 CE
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (April 24, 1787 – March 12, 1853) is a Menorcan-born French toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology.