Richard Felix Marchand

Richard Felix Marchand (August 25, 1813, Berlin – August 2, 1850, Halle an der Saale) was a German chemist. His son was the physician Felix Jacob Marchand (1846–1928).

In 1840, Marchand was appointed professor at the University of Berlin. In 1843, he accepted an appointment as associate professor of chemistry at the University of Halle. In 1846, he became full professor there. Together with Otto Linné Erdmann, he was editor of the Journal für praktischen Chemie ("Journal of Practical Chemistry") from 1839. A large number of experimental scientific investigations are given by him in Annalen der Physik.[1]

He died in 1850 from cholera.

Published works

  • Grundriß der organischen Chemie, 1839 Outline of organic chemistry.
  • Lehrbuch der physiologischen Chemie, 1844 Textbook of physiological chemistry.
  • Chemische tafeln zur berechnung der analysen, 1847 Chemistry tables for calculation.
  • Ueber die alchemie, 1847 On alchemy.
  • Ueber die Luftschifffahrt, 1850 On airship travel.[2]

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