Auguste
Victor Louis
Verneuil
Born in Dunkerque, Nord, France
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 56
in Paris V, Seine, France
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| Created 12 Jan 2019
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Biography
Auguste Verneuil is Notable.
Auguste Victor Louis Verneuil was a French chemist best known for inventing the first commercially viable process for the manufacture of synthetic gemstones. In 1902 he discovered the "flame fusion" process, today called the Verneuil process, which remains in use today as an inexpensive means of making artificial corundum, or rubies and sapphires.
Auguste Victor Louis Verneuil, né le 3 novembre 1856 à Dunkerque, est le fils de Auguste Verneuil et de Marie Victoire Duchochois. Il est professeur au Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers et chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. Il est mort, célibataire, le 27 avril 1913 en son domicile, 80 boulevard Saint-Germain à Paris (5ème arrondissement)[1].
Sources
- ↑ Acte de décès: Acte 712, Décès 1913 Paris Vème, Archives de Paris cote 5D 206 du 21 avril 1913 (acte n° 684) au 4 juin 1913 (acte n° 924) vue 4.
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