Edward Adam

Edward Adam (11 October 1768 – 11 November 1807^[1]) was a French chemist who, beginning in 1800 while studying at Montpellier, invented various still modifications to improve rectification,^[2][3][4][5] upon which the industrialization of the manufacture of products such as liquor have since been based.^[6]

Edward Adam
Illustration of a statue of Edward Adam built in Montpellier, designed by Gabriel-Vital Dubray
Born	(1768-10-11)11 October 1768 Rouen, France
Died	11 November 1807(1807-11-11) (aged 39) Montpellier, France
Known for	Still modifications to improve chemical rectification
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry

Biography

Jean-Édouard Adam invented a distillation method that removed all spirit from wine, revolutionizing wine production in the Southern France, bringing it economic prosperity for a time, before being ruined by the loss of the many lawsuits he had to fight against his counterfeiters. Having registered a first patent in 1801 ^[7] and another in 1805, his brother Gaspard Zacharie made further improvements through successive patents after his death.