When Chevreul was 17, he moved to the City of Lights 
where he entered L.N. Vauquelin's chemical laboratory, afterwards he became his assistant at the natural history museum Jardin des Plantes later on......
TIMELINE !
Michel Eugene grew up in Angers during the French Revolution and the Terror.
1793 he witnessed the execution of two young girls. Several bloody souvenirs of his childhood remained with him, leaving a permanent aversion for politics.
Our man Chevreul was appointed professor of chemistry at the Lycee Charlemagne and undertook dictorship at Gobelins tapestry works where he carried out his researches in colour contrasts(see Big Ideas Blog) 1813
1826 Became a member of the Academy of Sciences and was elected a foreign member into the Royal Society of London
He succeeded his master, Vauquelin, as professor of organic chemistry at the natural history museum 1830
1857 The Royal Society of London awarded him the Copley Medal.
A gold medal was minted for the occasion of Chevreul’s 100th birthday and was celebrated as a national event. 1886
1890 Assumed the dictatorship at the Royal Society of London
Chevreul received letters of commendation from many heads of states and monarchs, including Queen Victoria.
He had a series of meetings with Felix Nader, and with Nadar’s son Paul taking photograph’s making up the first photo-interview in history.
Photo of Chevreul taken by Nadar
Nadar 
Overall it was a fitting tribute to a man who lived through the entire French Revolution and lived to see the unveiling of the Eiffel tower
Eiffel tower being connstructed in1878 
Picture of the Eiffel tower in 1909 (finished in 1879)
Chevreul began to study the effects of aging on the human body shortly before his death at the ripe old age of 102 which occurred in Paris on 9 April 1889
He was honored with a public funeral
1901 a statue was erected in his memory in the natural history museum with which he was associated with for many years.
