Chemist no. 239 of 350 · Inorganic

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

1763-1829France

Discovered chromium and beryllium

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The discovery, explained

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin: Chromium, Beryllium and the Art of Analysis

How Louis Nicolas Vauquelin discovered chromium (1797) and beryllium (1798) from Siberian red lead and emerald, with equations and exam points.

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Biography

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin: The Farm Boy Who Found Two Elements

Life of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829): Norman farm boy turned apothecary, discoverer of chromium and beryllium, professor at the Jardin des Plantes.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Antoine François Fourcroymentor
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