Quotes:Dumas, Jean Baptiste André

Zirkoff, Boris

Dumas, Jean Baptiste André. French chemist, b. at Alais (Gard), July 15, 1800; d. at Cannes, April 11, 1884. At first, apprenticed to an apothecary in his native town; moved later to Geneva, where he attended the lectures of Pictet, de la Rive and A. P. de Candolle. Before he was 21, he was engaged with Dr. J. L. Prévost in original work on physiological chemistry and embryology. In 1823 he was induced by the great Humboldt to go to Paris, where he remained for the rest of his life. He became a senator and the president of the municipal council of Paris; also master of the French mint, but his official career ended with the fall of the Second Empire. As a chemist, Dumas ranks as one of the greatest figures of the 19th century. He was a prolific writer, conducted two scientific journals, and was elected to the French Academy in 1875.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 4, p. 646