Talk:Antoine-François de Fourcroy

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Critique

@Adwowk1 @Emarti84: I thought this article was well written and presented a lot of information. Some parts of the article need citations, such as the second paragraph under "Life and work." The "Life and work" section talks a lot about what Fourcroy did, but does not go very into depth. I think there are several places within that section that could be expanded upon to develop this article more. It is mentioned that Fourcroy converted to the views of Lavoisier and it is later mentioned that Fourcroy was accused of contributing to Lavoisier's death. It would be interesting to read more about the relationship between these two people. What were Lavoisier's views and did they differ from accepted views at the time? How did Lavoisier die and why was Fourcroy accused? Another possible expansion can be on the Fourcroy report. What was the significance of the report that made it the basis of the Law of 1794? Since there is no separate Wikipedia article on the Fourcroy report, I think you could possibly create a new subsection for the Fourcroy report by itself, and go more in depth on what was in the report and its effect on the French medical education system. Overall, I liked reading the article. I would be interested in reading more about Fourcroy's work in depth. Kennyling96 (talk) 16:20, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Changes

This article is incredibly vague on any ideas or practices that Fourcroy actually had. I am inserting a new paragraph with the seedling of some of his ideas along with a new source. Minniebenne (talk) 17:30, 6 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article is neglecting one of the most important feats of Fourcroy's career, the fact that he was responsible for the widespread adoption of describing the rapid chemical developments occurring in France in his time as a "chemical revolution." I am adding a sentence for now crediting him with this achievement. Ianmcintosh2000 (talk) 17:34, 6 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Main Space Article Changes

In the main article, main sections and subsections were introduced. The sections on "Early Life" and "Chemical Work" were left as is in their new subsections. Existing information pertaining to medical and neurochemical work was integrated with the new information into new subsection "Biological and Neurochemical Work." Finally, the new subsections "Work in Laboratory and Medical Clinic Procedure," "Social Contributions," and "The Chemical Revolution" were added. Ianmcintosh2000 (talk) 19:12, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]