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INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER
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le Febure, Nicasius (Mr)
Pharmacist, Chemist
(1615 - 1669)
Educated at the Academy of Sedan, Le Febure became an apprentice at his father’s apothecary shop in 1625. By 1647, he had qualified as master apothecary and relocated to Paris where he was patronised by Samuel Duclos, physician to the king, and began to teach private courses in chemistry. In 1660, Le Febure moved to England to serve as royal professor of chemistry and apothecary to the king’s household. He became a member of the Royal Society in 1661 and was appointed to the society’s chemical committee in 1664. Le Febure authored a textbook, 'Traicté de la chymie' ('A Treatise on Chemistry'), in 1660. He also wrote 'Discours sur le grand cordial de Sir Walter Rawleigh' ('A Discourse upon Sir Walter Rawleigh’s Great Cordial'), published in 1664.
Referred to as: Le FebureDEP/DUA/1/15/03
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le Febure, Nicasius (Mr)
Pharmacist, Chemist
(1615 - 1669)
Educated at the Academy of Sedan, Le Febure became an apprentice at his father’s apothecary shop in 1625. By 1647, he had qualified as master apothecary and relocated to Paris where he was patronised by Samuel Duclos, physician to the king, and began to teach private courses in chemistry. In 1660, Le Febure moved to England to serve as royal professor of chemistry and apothecary to the king’s household. He became a member of the Royal Society in 1661 and was appointed to the society’s chemical committee in 1664. Le Febure authored a textbook, 'Traicté de la chymie' ('A Treatise on Chemistry'), in 1660. He also wrote 'Discours sur le grand cordial de Sir Walter Rawleigh' ('A Discourse upon Sir Walter Rawleigh’s Great Cordial'), published in 1664.
Referred to as: Le Febure
DEP/DUA/1/15/03
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le Febure, Nicasius (Mr)
