André Berthelot
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André Berthelot was the son of the chemist and politician Marcellin Berthelot
and a député of the Seine
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He was secretary-general of the Grande Encyclopédie starting with the fourth volume.
Marcellin Berthelot
Marcelin Pierre Eugène Berthelot was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry. He synthesized many organic compounds from inorganic substances and disproved the theory of vitalism. He is considered as one of the greatest chemists of all time.He...
and a député of the Seine
Seine (département)
Seine was a département of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs. Its préfecture was Paris and its official number was 75. The Seine département was abolished in 1968 and its territory divided among four new départements....
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He was secretary-general of the Grande Encyclopédie starting with the fourth volume.