Charles Hatchett
British chemist (1765–1847) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Hatchett FRS FRSE (2 January 1765 – 10 March 1847[1]) was an English mineralogist and analytical chemist who discovered the element niobium, for which he proposed the name "columbium".[2]
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Charles Hatchett | |
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Born | (1765-01-02)2 January 1765 |
Died | 10 March 1847(1847-03-10) (aged 82) Chelsea, London, UK |
Known for | Discovery of niobium |
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Institutions | British Museum |
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Hatchett was elected a Fellow of the Linnaean Society in 1795,[3] and of the Royal Society in 1797.[2][4] Hatchett was elected to the Literary Club in London in 1809 and became its treasurer in 1829.[2]