Charas, Moyse, 1619-1698

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Name (Latin)
Charas, Moyse, 1619-1698
Other forms of name
Charras, Moses, 1619-1698
Date of birth
1619-04-02
Date of death
1698-01-17
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 117486
Wikidata: Q3327030
Library of congress: n 85057393
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Wikipedia description:

Moyse Charas, or Moses Charas (2 April 1619 – 17 January 1698), was an apothecary in France during the reign of Louis XIV. He became famous for publishing compendiums of medication formulas, which played vital roles in the development of modern pharmacy and chemistry. He is best remembered for his medical compendium Pharmacopée royale galénique et chymyque published in 1676 (later translated into Latin version Pharmacopoeus Regius, and English Royal Pharmacopoea in 1678.) Charas grew up and trained in apothecary in Orange. While working at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, he was invited to England as pharmacist to Charles II of England. He was captured and held in prison by the Spanish Inquisition while travelling around Spain, until he renounced his Protestantism and converted to Catholicism. After solemnising his new faith in Paris, he was inducted to the French Academy of Sciences.

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