Skip to Content

    Physical Chemist

    Hervé This

    Physical Chemist, INRA / AgroParisTech

    Discipline
    Physical Chemist
    Portrait of Hervé This

    Portrait of Hervé This

    i. Biography

    Hervé This is a French physical chemist born in Suresnes, France, best known for co-founding molecular gastronomy with Nicholas Kurti in 1988 and for developing related frameworks such as culinary formulations and note-by-note cooking. He has worked with the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in Paris and has been associated with AgroParisTech and the broader scientific study of cooking transformations.

    The Sunday email

    Get new Made By stories every Sunday.

    Every Sunday we send a lead story and up to four more about the chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and hoteliers behind the restaurants, bars, wineries and hotels we cover.

    See a sample of the Sunday email

    Free. One email a week, and you can unsubscribe from any issue.

    The Sunday email

    Get new Made By stories every Sunday.

    Every Sunday we send a lead story and up to four more about the chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and hoteliers behind the restaurants, bars, wineries and hotels we cover.

    See a sample of the Sunday email

    Free. One email a week, and you can unsubscribe from any issue.