William Hyde Wollaston
1766 – 1828 · aged 62
English chemist and physicist (1766–1828)
- Born
- 6 Aug 1766 · Dereham
- Died
- 22 Dec 1828 · London
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- 6 Aug 1766BornBorn in Dereham
- 1802AwardCopley Medal
- 1802AwardRoyal Society Bakerian Medal
- 1805AwardRoyal Society Bakerian Medal
- 1809AwardCroonian Medal and Lecture
- 1812AwardRoyal Society Bakerian Medal
- 1820RolePresident of the Royal Society
- 1828AwardRoyal Medal
- 1828AwardRoyal Society Bakerian Medal
- 22 Dec 1828DiedDied in London
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
William Hyde Wollaston (6 August 1766 – 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium. He also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingots, patented the camera lucida, and made contributions in electricity and spectroscopy.
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