Historical Medical Research and TreatmentsNeurology and Historical StudiesMedical History and Innovations

Jaime Wisniak

2026.1.31Educacion Quimica

DOI: 10.22201/fq.18708404e.2026.1.88019

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Félix-Henri Boudet (1806-1878) was a French pharmacist who discovered two diverse types of oleins and determined the composition of some French mineral waters, developed a new instrument for this purpose and procedures for making artificial mineral waters, as substitute of the natural ones.

Abstract

Félix-Henri Boudet (1806-1878) was a French pharmacist who studied the composition of blood, particularly of its serum; the cis-trans isomerization of fats and their fermentation;the preparation of artificial mineral waters; the use of potassium cyanide as a medicine; etc. As a result of his work, he discovered two diverse types of oleins, one present in drying oils, the other in non-drying oils; determined the composition of some French mineral waters, developed a new instrument for this purpose and procedures for making artificial mineral waters, as substitute of the natural ones.

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WISNIAK, Jaime. Felix-henri boudet. Educacion Quimica, 2026, 37(1): 247–259.