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Jacques Tréfouël
Jacques Tréfouël (9 November 1897, Le Raincy – 11 July 1977, Paris) was a French medicinal chemistry, medical chemist. He collaborated closely with his wife, Thérèse Tréfouël, including on the discovery of sulfanilamide. Biography From 1920 to 1928 he worked as an assistant to Ernest Fourneau in the laboratory of medicinal chemistry at the Pasteur Institute. For the next ten years, he served as laboratory chief at the Institute, during which time, he was involved in the synthesis and development of drugs such as stovarsol, orsanine, and rhodoquine. In 1935, in collaboration with his wife, chemist Thérèse Tréfouël, and pharmacologists Daniel Bovet and Federico Nitti, he conducted research of prontosil, of which, they demonstrated that only a portion of the substance, named sulphanilamide, was active against streptococcus. The group also showed sulphanilamide's effective action against other types of bacteria (meningococcus, pneumococcus, gonococcus, Friedlander's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Raincy
Le Raincy () is a prestigious communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Le Raincy is a subprefecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis departments of France, department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Le Raincy. Its population is small relative to surrounding communes, just under 15,000. However, its development as an administrative centre, along with the establishment over the years of several schools, gives it more prominence than its population size would suggest. Its character has made it known as ''le Neuilly-sur-Seine, Neuilly de la Seine-Saint-Denis''. History In the 17th and 18th century, Raincy was known primarily as location of the Château du Raincy, now demolished. The commune of Le Raincy was created on 20 May 1869 by detaching a part of the territory of Livry-Gargan and merging it with a part of the territory of Clichy-sous-Bois and a small part of the territory of Gagny. Heraldry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
