Juan José Elhuyar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juan José Elhuyar
Born15 June 1754
Died20 September 1796 (age 42)
NationalitySpanish
Known fortungsten
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry
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.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ITIA Newsletter" (PDF). International Tungsten Industry Association. June 2005. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "ITIA Newsletter" (PDF). International Tungsten Industry Association. December 2005. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)