Charles Lauth (1836–1913) was a French chemist. He synthesised
methyl violet
Methyl violet is a family of organic compounds that are mainly used as dyes. Depending on the number of attached methyl groups, the color of the dye can be altered. Its main use is as a purple dye for textiles and to give deep violet colors in p ...
.
In 1883 he was elected president of the
Chemical Society of France.
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19th-century French chemists
Scientists from Strasbourg
1836 births
1913 deaths