Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
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a French pharmacist and chemist. He was the discoverer of both chromium and beryllium.
Born
16 May 1763 Saint-André-d'Hébertot, Normandy, Kingdom of France
Died
14 November 1829 (aged 66) Saint-André-d'Hébertot, Normandy, Kingdom of France
Nationality
French
Known for
beryllium chromium
Fields
Chemistry
adultbasic
France
Doctoral advisor
Antoine Francois de Fourcroy
Doctoral students
Friedrich Stromeyer Louis Thénard
era
1800+
Influenced
Mathieu Orfila