Michel Eug'ene Chevreul 1

1. Michel Eug'ene Chevreul was born August  31 of 1786 in Anger's France.  He died on the 9th of April 1889 in Paris.  Michel was 102 when he died.  One of the most amazing things about this man was that he lived and worked for the full length of his life.  He had as many note worthy accomplishments in his nineties and past one hundred as he did in his thirties. He is  known as "the Father of Lipid Chemistry."  He is seen here in his lab, possibly when he was discovering and naming crutial  fatty acids.