Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin, (born May 16, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot, France-died on

November 14, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot), was a French chemist who discovered the
elements of chromium (1797) and beryllium (1798). When he was young, he went to work
at an apothecary store, where he became friends with Antoine-François Fourcroy, where
he developed a taste for chemistry. Later, thanks to his dedication, he becomes more
skilled than his teacher Fourcroy. In 1809 he succeeded Fourcroy as professor of chemistry
at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris.
Vauquelin detected chromium in a lead mineral from Siberia and beryllium in beryl. His
other chemical discoveries include quinic acid, asparagine, camphoric acid, and other
natural compounds. his work was only analytical Chemistry, but of course it led to great
advances in the field of substance formation he studied. In 1812 he published an essay
manual. He was one of the first to instruct students through practical teaching in the
laboratory. The most illustrious of these followers was Thénard. He died in 1829 in a visit
to his birthplace