Juan José Elhuyar

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Juan José Elhuyar
Juan José Elhuyar
Juan José Elhuyar
Born June 15, 1754
Logroño
Died September 20, 1796
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality Spanish
Fields chemistry
mineralogy
Known for tungsten

Juan José Elhuyar Lubize (June 15, 1754September 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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