 Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès (; Draguignan 24 October 1817 – Paris 31 May 1880) was a French chemist and inventor who is famous for his invention of margarine.Hippolyte Mège was born on 24 October 1817 in Draguignan to Jean Joseph-Emmanuel Mège and his wife, Marie Marguerite Mouriès.