List of scientists whose names are used in chemical element names

Fifteen of the chemical elements are named after scientists. Below is the list of those scientists whose names are used in element nomenclature.^[1] Samarium and Gadolinium, the first two elements in the list, are naturally occurring element. The rest are synthetic elements.

Table

Name of the scientist	Birth and death dates	Element's Discovery Date	Nationality	Name of the element	Symbol	Atomic no.
Samarsky-Bykhovets, Vasili !Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets	1803–1870	1879	Russian	Samarium	Sm	62
Gadolin, Johan !Johan Gadolin	1760–1852	1886	Finnish	Gadolinium	Gd	64
Curie, Marie !Marie Skłodowska-Curie Pierre Curie	1867–1934 1859–1906	1944	Polish-French French	Curium	Cm	96
Einstein, Albert !Albert Einstein	1879–1955	1952	German-American	Einsteinium	Es	99
Fermi, Enrico !Enrico Fermi	1901–1954	1952	Italian-American	Fermium	Fm	100
Mendeleev, Dmitri !Dmitri Mendeleev	1834–1907	1955	Russian	Mendelevium	Md	101
Nobel, Alfred !Alfred Nobel	1833–1896	1957	Swedish	Nobelium	No	102
Lawrence, Ernest !Ernest Lawrence	1901–1958	1957	American	Lawrencium	Lr	103
Rutherford, Ernest !Ernest Rutherford	1871–1937	1964	New Zealand-British	Rutherfordium	Rf	104
Seaborg, Glenn T. !Glenn T. Seaborg	1912–1999	1974	American	Seaborgium	Sg	106
Bohr, Niels !Niels Bohr	1885–1962	1981	Danish	Bohrium	Bh	107
Meitner, Lise !Lise Meitner	1878–1968	1982	Austrian-Swedish	Meitnerium	Mt	109
Röntgen, Wilhelm !Wilhelm Röntgen	1845–1923	1994	German	Roentgenium	Rg	111
Copernicus, Nicolaus !Nicolaus Copernicus	1473–1543	1996	Polish-German	Copernicium	Cn	112
Flyorov, Georgy !Georgy Flyorov	1913–1990	1998	Soviet	Flerovium	Fl	114

References

Chemical elements named after scientists

Always considered	Bohrium Copernicium Curium Einsteinium Fermium Lawrencium Meitnerium Mendelevium Nobelium Roentgenium Rutherfordium Seaborgium

Indirectly	Flerovium via Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Gadolinium via mineral gadolinite

See also	Chemical element name etymologies Chemical elements naming controversies Places used in the names of chemical elements

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List of scientists whose names are used in chemical element names

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References