Étienne Ossian Henry
Étienne-Ossian Henry was a French chemist, son of Nöel Étienne Henry, and trained by his father, who was director of the Central Pharmacy of the Parisian hospitals and professor in the School of Pharmacy. In 1824 he became director of the chemical laboratory of the Academy of Medicine. He discovered sinapin and studied mineral waters, the milk of various animals, nicotine, and tannin. In 1827, with Auguste-Arthur Plisson, who had studied under his father, he discovered aspartic acid.
In 1845 he invented the first true burette for titration.
His son was Emmanuel-Ossian Henry.Works
His works include:
- Traité pratique d'analyse chimique des eaux minérales, with his father
- Mémoiré sur l'analyse organique, with Plisson
- Analyse chimique des eaux qui alimentent les fontaines publiques de Paris, with Boutron-Gharland
- A translation of the Codex Medicamentarius, with Ratier
