Juan José Elhuyar | |
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Born | 15 June 1754 |
Died | 20 September 1796 (age 42) |
Nationality | Spanish |
Known for | tungsten |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
chemistry mineralogy |
Juan José Elhuyar Lubize (15 June 1754 – 20 September 1796) was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, who was best known for being first to isolate tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783. [1] [2]
He was born in Logroño, in northern Spain and died in Santafé de Bogotá, New Granada (present-day Colombia) at 42.
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