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Pierre Joseph Pelletier

1788 - 1842

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Pierre-Joseph Pelletier (UK: PEL-ə-tee-ay, US: PEL-ə-TYAY, French: [pjɛʁ ʒozɛf pɛltje]; 22 March 1788 – 19 July 1842) was a French chemist and pharmacist who did notable research on vegetable alkaloids, and was the co-discoverer with Joseph Bienaimé Caventou of quinine, caffeine, and strychnine. He was also a collaborator and co-author with Polish chemist Filip Walter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Joseph Pelletier is the 342nd most popular chemist (up from 345th in 2019), the 2,121st most popular biography from France (up from 2,447th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Pierre Joseph Pelletier ranks 342 out of 602. Before him are Nils Gabriel Sefström, Clemens Winkler, Kristian Birkeland, Erwin Chargaff, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault. After him are Morten P. Meldal, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Carl Reichenbach, Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, and Thomas C. Südhof.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Pierre Joseph Pelletier ranks 26. Before him are Rama III, Felice Romani, David d'Angers, Carl Sigismund Kunth, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, and Friedrich Rückert. After him are Mohammed bin Thani, Carl Reichenbach, Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark, John Canfield Spencer, Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, and FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan. Among people deceased in 1842, Pierre Joseph Pelletier ranks 21. Before him are Dominique Jean Larrey, Pierre Cambronne, Charles Bell, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Francisco Morazán, and Sándor Kőrösi Csoma. After him are Wojciech Żywny, Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo, Nodira, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Letitia Christian Tyler, and Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Joseph Pelletier ranks 2,121 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph Joubert (1754), John I, Duke of Alençon (1385), Marcel Schwob (1867), Guillaume Dupuytren (1777), Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1801), and Henri Cochet (1901). After him are Jeanne Lanvin (1867), Alan Stivell (1944), Barthélemy Catherine Joubert (1769), Ravachol (1859), Jean-Marie Loret (1918), and Jacques de Morgan (1857).

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Among CHEMISTS In France

Among chemists born in France, Pierre Joseph Pelletier ranks 40. Before him are Anselme Payen (1795), Charles Friedel (1822), Théophile-Jules Pelouze (1807), Louis Camille Maillard (1878), François-Marie Raoult (1830), and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1801). After him are Paul Héroult (1863), Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau (1737), Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847), Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816), Nicolas Lemery (1645), and Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756).

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