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    aniline dye called fuchsine, patented in 1859 by the French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin. The dye was renamed magenta later in the same year, to celebrate...
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    an aniline dye made and patented in 1859 by the French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin, who originally called it fuchsine. It was renamed to celebrate...
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    von Hofmann obtained it from aniline and carbon tetrachloride. François-Emmanuel Verguin [fr] discovered the substance independently of Hofmann the same...
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    in aniline as precursor for colorful compounds. French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin reacted aniline with stannic chloride to yield fuchsine, a rose...
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