Key facts
- Born
- 6 January 1795, Paris , France
- Died
- 12 May 1871 (aged 76), Paris, France
- Known for
- Discovered diastase and cellulose
- Fields
- Chemistry
- Institutions
- École Centrale Paris , CNAM
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- botanist
- Educated at
- École polytechnique
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- cellulose
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Anselme Payen.jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- date of birth
- 1798-00-00
- name in native language
- Anselme Payen
- Commons category
- Anselme Payen
- date of death
- 1871-01-01
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Anselme Payen ( French: [pa.jɛ̃]; 6 January 1795 – 12 May 1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.
Biography
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