Auguste Laurent

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Auguste Laurent : biography

14 November 1807 – 23 April 1853

Auguste Laurent (14 November 1807 – 23 April 1853) was a French chemist who discovered anthracene, phthalic acid, and identified carbolic acid.

He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry based on structural grouping of atoms within molecules to determine how the molecules combine in organic reactions. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Dumas and worked with Charles Frédéric Gerhardt.