Charles Hatchett
Charles Hatchett FRS FRSE (2 January 1765 – 10 March 1847) was an English mineralogist and analytical chemist who discovered the element niobium, for which he proposed the name "columbium".
Charles Hatchett | |
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| Born | 2 January 1765 |
| Died | 10 March 1847 (aged 82) Chelsea, London, UK |
| Known for | Discovery of niobium |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | British Museum |
Hatchett was elected a Fellow of the Linnaean Society in 1795, and of the Royal Society in 1797. Hatchett was elected to the Literary Club in London in 1809 and became its treasurer in 1829.
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