Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville

Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville
Painting of scientist and historian Mme d'Arconville, 1750
Born17 October 1720
Paris
Died23 December 1805(1805-12-23) (aged 85)
Paris
Known forChemical study of putrefaction
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry

Marie Geneviève Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville (née Darlus, also known as la présidente Thiroux d’Arconville and Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville) (17 October 1720 – 23 December 1805), was a French novelist, translator and chemist who is known for her study on putrefaction. She discussed her study on putrefaction in her Essay on the History of Putrefaction in 1766.

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