Paul Héroult

Paul L.T. Héroult
Paul L.T. Héroult
Born10 April 1863
Thury-Harcourt
Died9 May 1914 (1914-05-10) (aged 51)
Antibes
NationalityFrench
Known forAluminium electrolysis

Paul (Louis-Toussaint) Héroult (10 April 1863 – 9 May 1914) was a French scientist. He was one of the inventors of the Hall-Héroult process for smelting aluminium, and developed the first successful commercial electric arc furnace. He lived in Thury-Harcourt, Normandy.

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