Paul Lebeau
Paul Lebeau , born the December 19th 1868 with Boiscommun, died in 1959 with Paris is a Chimiste and academician of sciences French. He is one of the principal craftsmen of the development of the means of protection against the poison gas during the First World War.
Raise University of physics and of chemistry industrial of the town of Paris (4°), Paul Lebeau enters the laboratory of Henri Moissan in 1889 then becomes chief of his laboratory to the Sorbonne. He discovers the process of synthesis of Acétylène starting from Chaux and in the presence of solid carbon (Coke, Graphite, Anthracite). The Acétylène is one of the principal raw materials of the organic industry which allow in particular the synthesis of the Engrais and of the elastomers. In 1908, Paul Lebeau is named with the Pulpit of Toxicologie of the University of pharmacy. It for this reason takes part in the development of the means of protection against the German poison gases during the First World War by improving the efficity of the gas masks.
Paul Lebeau is named member of the Academy of Science in the section of Chemistry in 1937 and is named Commandeur of the Légion of honor in 1948.
External bonds
- Work of Paul Lebeau in the laboratory of Moissan
- Role fundamental of Paul Lebeau in the improvement of defense with poison gas
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