Pierre Antoine Favre
Pierre Antoine Favre | |
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Portrait of Pierre Antoine Favre. | |
| Born | 20 February 1813 |
| Died | 17 February 1880 (aged 66) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, chemist |
Pierre Antoine Favre (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃twan favʁ]; 20 February 1813 – 17 February 1880) was a French physician and chemist who specialized in conducting experiments in thermochemistry. In his work from 1852 along with Johann T. Silberman on heat produced by chemical reactions, he popularized the use of the unit "calorie".