A trio of experimentalists: Jean-Baptiste André Dumas (1800- 1884), Johan Gustav Christoffer Thorsager Kjeldahl (1849- 1900) and Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)

摘要

The names of Kipp and Kjeldahl are likely recognised by the older chemists but not by those currently studying or those more recently graduated. Dumas will be the least recognised of this trio, but those with a biological bent could know that his recognition is closely related to that of Kjeldahl. Each of these distinguished chemists is known for the equipment and/or the methodology that he fashioned. They are covered individually below.