Paul Marie Alfred Lebeau (19 December 1868 – 18 November 1959) was a French chemist. He studied at the elite École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI).[1] Together with his doctoral advisor Henri Moissan he was working on fluorine chemistry discovering several new compounds, like bromine trifluoride, oxygen difluoride, selenium tetrafluoride and sulfur hexafluoride.

Paul Lebeau
Born(1868-12-19)19 December 1868
Died18 November 1959(1959-11-18) (aged 90)
NationalityFrench
Known fordiscovery of several fluorine compound
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorHenri Moissan

In 1899 he was able to obtain pure beryllium by electrolysis sodium fluoroberyllate (Na2[BeF2]).

In World War I he improved the gas mask design used by the French army.

References

edit
  • "Paul Lebeau".