Nicasius Le Febure ( c1610 - 1669 )

Birth: Sedan, France, Europe (c 1610) Death: Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England, Europe (before 21 Apr 1669) Research Field: Pharmacy; chemistry Education: Protestant academy at Sedan, France; Apprenticeship with father (-1625-1630), then with Abraham Duhan Career: Apothecary, Sedan (-1646); Lecturer in pharmaceutical chemistry; Demonstrator of Chemistry at the Jardin du Roi, Paris (1650); Professor of Chemistry to Charles II (1660); Apothecary in Ordinary to the Royal Family (1660); Manager of the laboratory at St James's Palace Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposer: Sir Robert Moray (FRS 1660) Committee appointments include: Chemical Committee (1664) Other RSActivity: Involved in experiments to attempt to volatise tartar (1663).