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Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (August 21, 1816 – August 19, 1856) was a French
France

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 chemist. He was born in Strasbourg
Strasbourg

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 and studied in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe

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, Leipzig
Leipzig

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, Gießen
Gießen

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, and Dresden
Dresden

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. In 1838 he went to Paris
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, and in 1841 to Montpellier
Montpellier

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, where he became a titular professor
Professor

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 for chemistry in 1844. After some quarrels with established chemists over some of his scientific publications, Gerhardt left Montpellier in 1848 for Paris, where he opened his own École de chimie pratique ("School for practical chemistry").






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Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (August 21, 1816 – August 19, 1856) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 chemist. He was born in Strasbourg
Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace Regions of France in northeastern France. With 702,412 inhabitants in 2007, its metropolitan area is the Aire urbaine....
 and studied in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe is a city in the south west of Germany, in the States of Germany Baden-W?rttemberg, located near the France-German border.Founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, the surrounding town became the seat of two of the highest courts in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany whose decisions have the force of a law, and the...
, Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
, Gießen
Gießen

Gie?en is a town in the States of Germany of Hessen, capital of both the Gie?en and the Gie?en . The population is approximately 71,000, with roughly 22,000 university students....
, and Dresden
Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....
. In 1838 he went to Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, and in 1841 to Montpellier
Montpellier

Montpellier is a city in the south of France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon Regions of France, as well as the H?rault Departments of France....
, where he became a titular professor
Professor

The meaning of the word professor varies. In some English-speaking countries, it refers to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair, especially as head of the Academic department, or a personal chair awarded specifically to that individual....
 for chemistry in 1844. After some quarrels with established chemists over some of his scientific publications, Gerhardt left Montpellier in 1848 for Paris, where he opened his own École de chimie pratique ("School for practical chemistry"). This school did not flourish, though, and in 1855 Gerhardt accepted a professorship in chemistry at the École Polytechnique in Strasbourg, where he died the following year.

Gerhardt is known for his work on reforming the notation for chemical formulas (1843 - 1846). He also worked on acid anhydrides, and synthesized acetylsalicylic acid, albeit in an unstable and impure form.

Gerhardt is usually linked with his contemporary, Auguste Laurent, with whom he shared a strong and influential interest in chemical combination.

Selected writings