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811 - CHEVREUL, Eugène (1786–1889), chemist and director of the Natural History Museum in Paris. Set of 2 signed autograph letters.
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CHEVREUL, Eugène (1786–1889), chemist and director of the Natural History Museum in Paris. Set of 2 signed autograph letters. -Autograph letter to Henri MILNE-EDWARDS. Paris, 1866. “My dear colleague. On what day and at what time might I arrange for Mr. Rohault to come to the Museum to discuss with us what should be done at the [menagerie] […]?” Charles Rohault de Fleury was the architect of the Jardin des Plantes and, notably, oversaw the construction of its greenhouses there. -Autograph letter signed, no place, no date. “My dear Mr. Theodore. I am sending you the tickets you requested; when you run out, I will be more than happy to send you some more […].”
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