Joseph-Charles-François de Rey-Pailhade, born at Béziers, was a French mining engineer and doctor, discoverer of the chemical substance “Philothion”, member of several french scientific societys and president of the “Comité pour la Propagation des Méthodes Décimales”. He wrote numerous articles and books on bio- and organic chemistry, as well as on the topics of chronology, chronometry and the decimalisation of time.
Being the son of Francois-Jean-Ambroise-Alphonse de Rey-Pailhade (1822–1893), he was the brother of amateur musician Constantin de Rey-Pailhade (1844–18..), nephew of Charles-Hippolyte-Bernard de Rey-Pailhade (1823–18..), Hippolyte de Rey-Pailhade (1825–19..) and Émile de Rey-Pailhade (1828–ca. 1912).
| Born | 25 February 1850 |
| Died | 1934 |
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| Born | 25 February 1850 |
| Died | 1934 |
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- J. de Rey-Pailhade
| April 22, 2014 | Edited by marycee | added short bio, year of death and WorldCat IDs |
| April 18, 2014 | Edited by marycee | added birth date and variant name |
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