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comte de Chardonnet Bernigaud
1839 - 1924
occupation:
Chemist
Nationality:
French
born in:
Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
Developer of artificial silk which came to be known as rayon.
Related Objects
Framed samples of Chardonnet artificial silk, 1896.
Viscose rayon (artificial silk), 1896-1900.