January 20th |
1758 | Marie Anne Paulze Lavoisier was born. She was a research assistant, collaborator, illustrator, editor, publisher, and spouse of Antoine Lavoisier. She was later the spouse (but not ollaborator) of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. |
1834 | Adolph Frank, who made calcium cyanamide from calcium carbide and nitrogen, was born. |
1862 | George G. Henderson, researcher on catalysis, was born. |