[The memory of Gerhardt at Strasbourg].
The epitaph of his gravestone on the Saint Helen cemetery of Strasbourg indicates the precise dates of beginning (21 August 1816) and tragic end (19 August 1856) of the eventfull but short live of the renowned chemist Charles Gerhardt. Accompagned by a Foundation, unfortunately disappeared during the last war, a bronze effigy was dedicated in 1921 to his memory in the Chemistry Institute. As regards the house where he was born, it bears a commemorative plate fastebed 1965 and restored 2006.
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