Jacques-Louis Soret

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Jacques-Louis Soret
Born June 30, 1827(1827-06-30)
Geneva, Switzerland
Died May 13, 1890 (aged 62)
Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Known for discovery of holmium, structure of ozone

Jacques-Louis Soret (June 30, 1827May 13, 1890) was a Swiss chemist who in 1878, along with Marc Delafontaine, first observed holmium spectroscopically.[1][2] Independently, Per Teodor Cleve separated it chemically from thulium and erbium in 1879.[3][4] The three are given credit for the element's discovery.

Soret was also responsible for correctly working out the chemical composition of ozone as being three oxygen atoms bound together.[5][6][7]

The Soret peak, a strong absorption band of hemoglobin is also named after him.[8]

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