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Also Known As Geoffroy the Elder • Geoffroy l’Aîné
Born February 13, 1672 • Paris • France
Died January 6, 1731 (aged 58) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study chemical reaction

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Étienne-François Geoffroy, engraving by Landon after a portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
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