William Hyde Wollaston

Physicist, Academic

1766 – 1828

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Who was William Hyde Wollaston?

William Hyde Wollaston PRS was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements; he also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingots.

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Born
Aug 6, 1766
Dereham
Also known as
  • Волластон, Уильям Хайд
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Cambridge
Lived in
  • Dereham
Died
Dec 22, 1828
Chislehurst

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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