Henry Louis Le Chatelier

Henry Louis Le Chtelier was an influential French chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is most famous for devising Le Chteliers principle, with the help of his partner Jasper Rossi, used by chemists to predict the effect a changing condition has on a system in chemical equilibrium.

Le Chtelier was born onOctober 1850 in Paris and was the son of French materials engineer Louis Le Chtelier and Louise Durand. His father was an influential figure who played important roles in the birth of the French aluminium industry, the introduction of the MartinSiemens processes into the iron and steel industries, and the rise of railway transportation. Le Chteliers father profoundly influenced his sons future. Henry Louis had one sister, Marie, and four brothers, Louis , Alfred , George , and Andr . His mother raised the children by regimen, described by Henry Louis I was accustomed to a very strict discipline it was necessary to wake up on time, to prepare for your duties and lessons, to eat everything on your plate, etc. All my life I maintained respect for order and law. Order is one of the most perfect forms of civilization.

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