Theodore Nicolas Gobley

Theodore (Nicolas) Gobley (French: [ɡɔblɛ]), who first isolated, and ultimately determined the chemical structure of lecithin, the first identified and characterized member of the phospholipids class, and a pioneer researcher in the study and analysis of the chemical components of brain tissues, was born in Paris on May 11, 1811, and died in Bagneres-de-Luchon (a small city in central Pyrenees famous in the second half of the 19th century for its thermal waters) on September 1, 1876.

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Theodore Nicolas Gobley
Birth dateMay 11, 1811
Birth place
Paris , France
Date of deathSeptember 01, 1874
Place of death
Bagnères-de-Luchon , France

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