adventures, notably with Bolivar and others in South America. See also Boussingaultia – A genus of the family Basellaceae References External links 1802 births 1887 deaths 19th-century French chemists Scientists from Paris Recipients of the Copley Medal Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences Members of the French Academy of Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery