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M. E. (Michel Eugène) Chevreul
1786–1889
A pioneering French chemist, he helped transform the study of fats and color into ideas that reached far beyond the laboratory. His work shaped industries like soap and candle making and even influenced the way artists thought about color.
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The laws of contrast of colour : and their application to the arts of painting, decoration of buildings, mosaic work, tapestry and carpet weaving, calico printing, dress, paper staining, printing, military clothing, illumination, landscape, and flower gardening, &c.
by M. E. (Michel Eugène) Chevreul
About the author
Born in Angers, France, in 1786, Michel Eugène Chevreul became one of the remarkable scientific figures of the 19th century. He is especially known for his research into animal fats and fatty acids, work that helped lay foundations for modern organic and lipid chemistry.
Chevreul also became widely influential through his studies of color. His ideas about the way neighboring colors affect one another reached beyond chemistry and into art, design, and visual theory, making him an unusual bridge between science and the creative world.
He lived an exceptionally long life, dying in Paris in 1889 at the age of 102. That long career, together with the range of his work, helped make him a lasting presence in both scientific history and the history of color theory.