Juan José Elhuyar
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Juan José Elhuyar | |
Juan José Elhuyar
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Born | June 15, 1754 Logroño |
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Died | September 20, 1796 Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia |
Nationality | Spanish |
Fields | chemistry mineralogy |
Known for | tungsten |
Juan José Elhuyar Lubize (June 15, 1754 – September 20, 1796) was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, the joint discoverer of tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783.
He was born in Logroño, and died in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia (then a possession of the Kingdom of Spain).
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- Juan José Elhuyar Lubize - French