Charles Friedel Scientist

Charles Friedel (French: [fʁidɛl]; 12 March 1832 – 20 April 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist. A native of Strasbourg, France, he was a student of Louis Pasteur at the Sorbonne. In 1876, he became a professor of chemistry and mineralogy at the Sorbonne.Friedel developed the Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with James Crafts in 1877, and attempted to make synthetic diamonds.His son Georges Friedel (1865 – 1933) also became a renowned mineralogist.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 12, 1832
Birth place	Strasbourg , France
Nationality	France
Date of death	April 20, 1899
Place of death	Montauban , France
Residence	France
Education	University of Strasbourg University of Paris
Known for	Friedel–Crafts reaction