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Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
1887May, 11

Jean-Baptiste Boussingault

Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic (b. 1802)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault (2 February 1801 – 11 May 1887) was a French chemist who made significant contributions to agricultural science, petroleum science and metallurgy.

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  • 2Feb

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    Pope Leo XIII

    On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
  • 28Apr

    Guillaume Schnaebelé

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    Haymarket affair

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