
Mathieu Orfila
forensic scientist · physician · chemist · pharmacologist · physiologist · toxicologist
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (24 April 1787 – 12 March 1853) was a Spanish born French toxicologist and chemist, regarded as father of modern toxicology.
- Nationality
- Spain, France
- Born
- 1787
- Died
- 1853
Associated disciplines
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