title: Pierre Joseph Pelletier
text: # Pierre Joseph Pelletier
  
  Pierre-Joseph Pelletier (UK: /ˈpɛlətieɪ/, US: /ˌpɛləˈtjeɪ/, French:; 22 March 1788 – 19 July 1842) was a French chemist and pharmacist who did notable research on vegetable alkaloids, and was the co-discoverer with Joseph Bienaimé Caventou of quinine, caffeine, and strychnine. He was also a collaborator and co-author with Polish chemist Filip Walter.
  
  