Archibald Couper
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Archibald Couper was a 19th-century Scottish chemist known for independently developing an early structural theory of organic chemistry, including the concept of carbon’s tetravalency.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archibald Couper canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfCareerInterruption | nervous breakdown ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1831-03-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1892-03-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collège de France
NERFINISHED
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Couper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Archibald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
carbon–carbon bonding
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tetravalent carbon atom ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
academic
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researcher in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of structural formulas in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| knownFor | independent development of structural theory similar to August Kekulé ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concept of carbon tetravalency
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early structural theory of organic chemistry ⓘ use of carbon–carbon bonds in structural formulas ⓘ |
| notableWork | On a New Chemical Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dunbartonshire
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Kirkintilloch NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kirkintilloch
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Kirkintilloch
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Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Charles Adolphe Wurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Collège de France
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
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