Louis Jacques Thenard's chemistry courses at the College de France, 1804-1835.
This article is concerned with the public courses and lecture demonstrations given by Louis Jacques Thenard at the College de France during the first decades of the nineteenth century. The expectations and needs of Thenard's auditors will be studied in order to understand the role played by chemistry courses at the College in the context of the growing and changing Parisian teaching market during the first third of the nineteenth century. The preparation and performance of lecture demonstrations was the main driving force of several major changes in the premises and the personnel associated with the chair of chemistry. Our analysis of the parallel process of expansion and functional differentiation of spaces and personnel will show the multiple interactions taking place between the research and teaching activities developed by Thenard and his team of assistants and students.
García Belmar
Antonio
A
University of Alicante, Spain. belmar@ua.es
Bertomeu-Sánchez
José Ramón
JR
D002621:Chemistry / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D003479:Curriculum; D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D010297:Paris; D013663:Teaching / Q000266:history*; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*