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He was born at Soulz-sous-Forêts, Alsace, studied under Boussingault in Paris, and, after acting as his assistant for ten years, succeeded him as director of the chemical laboratories in the Institut National Agronomique.
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Achille Muntz
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Müntz made special research on the feeding of cattle and horses, and, following Boussingault"s method, tested his theories by practice on great herds, on Parisian cab horses, and, in the case of his contributions to viniculture, in various vineyards. He founded a Bibliothèque de l"Enseignement Agricole. He died in Paris. He was a brother of the art critic Eugène Müntz.
