Mathieu Orfila Scientist

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

Personal facts

Mathieu Orfila
Birth dateApril 24, 1787
Birth place
Spain , Minorca , Mahón
Nationality
Spain
Citizenship
France
Date of deathMarch 12, 1853
Place of death
Paris , Second French Empire , Île-de-France
Education
University of Barcelona
University of Valencia
Known for
Toxicology

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Scientist

Field of study
Chemistry
Toxicology
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Topical connections

Andrés Manuel del RíoScientist
Alfredo Pérez RubalcabaPolitician
Édouard ManetArtist
Émile DurkheimScientist
Édouard DeperthesArchitect
Émile MeyersonPhilosopher

Mathieu Orfila on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/histmed/medica/orfila.htm
  2. http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/toxicology/3.html
  3. http://www.shpusa.com/books/chapters/Orfila.pdf