Gay-Lussac, Joseph-Louis

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Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac, (born December 6, 1778, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, France—died May 9, 1850, Paris), French chemist and physicist who pioneered investigations into the behaviour of gases, established new techniques for analysis, and made notable advances in applied chemistry.