Henri Braconnot
Henri Braconnot was born on May 29, 1780. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Henri Braconnot
Henri Braconnot (French: [ɑ̃ʁi bʁakɔno]; 29 May 1780 – 13 January 1855) was a French chemist and pharmacist. He was born in Commercy, his father being a counsel at the local parliament. At the death of his father, in 1787, Henri began his instruction in an elementary school in Commercy and then with private teachers. At 13, he was placed as apprentice in a pharmacy in Nancy where he learned and practiced pharmacy, chemistry, and botany. At 15, he left Nancy for a military service in a hospital in Strasbourg. In 1801-1802, he lived in Paris where he learnt in various schools, Museum, school of…