Édouard Grimaux

Louis Édouard Grimaux (3 July 1835 – 2 May 1900) was a French chemist, known for his research in the area of organic synthesis.

Biography From 1853 to 1858 he served as a pharmacist for the French navy at the ports of Rochefort and Toulon. In 1861 he moved to Paris, where he obtained his pharmacy degree (first class). In 1865 he earned his medical doctorate, and during the following year, received his agrégation for chemistry. In 1866 he began work in the laboratory of Charles-Adolphe Wurtz. but was forced to relinquish his professorship in 1898 due to his support regarding the innocence of Alfred Dreyfus.

His research included studies of nitrites, allantoin, aromatic glycols and on the synthesis of citric acid.

Published works He was the author of more than 120 scientific papers and books.