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    Physical Chemist

    Hervé This

    Physical Chemist, INRA / AgroParisTech

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    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.