Pierre-Joseph Pelletier
Pierre Joseph Pelletier
Born	22 March 1788
Died	19 July 1842
Nationality	French
Fields	chemistry
Known for	alkaloids, quinine and strychnine

Pierre-Joseph Pelletier (22 March 1788 – 19 July 1842) was a French chemist who did notable research on vegetable alkaloids, and was the co-discoverer of quinine and strychnine.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Joseph Bienaimé Caventou

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• Delepine, Marcel (1951). "Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Caventou". Journal of Chemical Education 28 (September): 454 – 461. 

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