Jean d'Arcet or Jean Darcet (7 September 1724 – 12 February 1801) was a French

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

, and director of the

porcelain Porcelain (), also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating Industrial mineral, raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to oth ...

works at

Sèvres Sèvres (, ) is a French Communes of France, commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a populatio ...

. He was one of the first to manufacture porcelain in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. Darcet was probably born in Doazit, where his family resided, but was baptised in Audignon. In 1774 he was appointed

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...

of chemistry in the

Collège de France The (), formerly known as the or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment () in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. The has been considered to be France's most ...

and in 1795 he became a member of the Institute. He died in Paris. His publications include: ''Sur l'action d'un feu égal sur un grand nombre de terres'' (1766–71); ''Expériences sur plusieurs diamants et pierres précieuses'' (1772); ''Rapport sur l'electricité dans les maladies nerveuses'' (1783).

References

*Jaime Wisniak
"Jean Darcet"
''Revista CENIC Ciencias Químicas'', Vol. 35, No. 2, 2004. * Bailly, J.-S., "Secret Report on Mesmerism or Animal Magnetism", ''International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis'', Vol.50, No.4, (October 2002), pp. 364–368
doi=10.1080/00207140208410110
* Franklin, B., Majault, M.J., Le Roy, J.B., Sallin, C.L., Bailly, J.-S., d'Arcet, J., de Bory, G., Guillotin, J.-I. & Lavoisier, A., "Report of The Commissioners charged by the King with the Examination of Animal Magnetism", ''International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis'', Vol.50, No.4, (October 2002), pp. 332–363
doi=10.1080/00207140208410109
* Academic staff of the Collège de France 18th-century French chemists Members of the French Academy of Sciences 1724 births 1801 deaths {{france-chemist-stub

See also

References