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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Element Honor Roll

Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of the scientists who are generally considered to have discovered elements. The list shows their name, the country they worked in (not necessarily where they were born), the element(s) they discovered, and the year(s).

ABELSON, Philip (USA): Neptunium, 1940
AKAPEV, G. N. (Russia): Dubnium, 1994
ALBERTUS Magnus (Germany): Arsenic, around 1200
ALONSO, Carol (USA): Seaborgium, 1974
ALONSO, Jose (USA): Seaborgium, 1974
ANDREYEV, A. N. (Russia): Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
ARFWEDSON, Johan (Sweden): Lithium, 1817
ARMBRUSTER, Peter (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
AUER von Welsbach, Karl (Austria): Praseodymium, 1885; Neodymium, 1885; Lutetium, 1907
BALARD, Antoine (France): Bromine, 1826
BERG, Otto (Germany): Rhenium, 1925
BERZELIUS, Jons Jakob (Sweden): Silicon, 1824; Selenium, 1817; Zirconium, 1824; Cerium, 1803; Thorium, 1829
BRAND, Henning (Germany): Phosphorus, 1669
BRANDT, Georg (Germany): Cobalt, 1735
BROWNE, C. I. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
BROWNRIGG, William (England): Platinum, 1750
BUNSEN, Robert (Germany): Rubidium, 1861; Cesium, 1860
BUSSY, Antoine (France): Beryllium, 1828
CAVENDISH, Henry (England): Hydrogen, 1766
CHELNOKOV, L. P. (Russia): Dubnium, 1968
CHOPPIN, Gregory (USA): Mendelevium, 1955
CLEVE, Per Teodor (Sweden): Helium, 1895; Thulium, 1879
CRONSTEDT, Axel (Sweden): Nickel, 1751
COLLET, Hippolyte (France): Osmium, 1803; Iridium, 1803
CORSON, Dale (USA): Astatine, 1940
CORYELL, Charles (USA): Promethium, 1945
COSTER, Dirk (Denmark): Hafnium, 1922
COURTOIS, Bernard (France): Iodine, 1811
CRANSTON, John (England): Protactinium, 1917
CRAWFORD, Adair (Ireland): Strontium, 1790
CROOKES, William (England): Thorium, 1829
CRUIKSHANK, William (England): Strontium, 1787
CURIE, Marie (France): Polonium, 1898; Radon, 1899; Radium, 1898
CURIE, Pierre (France): Polonium, 1898; Radon, 1899; Radium, 1898
DAVY, Humphry (England): Boron, 1808; Sodium, 1807; Magnesium, 1808; Potassium, 1807; Calcium, 1808; Barium, 1808
DEBIERNE, Andre (France): Actinium, 1899
DE ELHUAR, Fausto (Spain): Tungsten, 1783
DE ELHUAR, Juan (Spain): Tungsten, 1783
DELAFONTAINE, Marc (Switzerland): Holmium, 1878
DEL RIO, Andres Manuel (Mexico): Vanadium, 1801
DEMARCAY, Eugene (France): Europium, 1901
DEMIN, A. G. (Russia): Dubnium, 1968
DE ULLOA, Antonio (Spain): Platinum, 1748
DIAMOND, H. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
DORN, Friedrich (Germany): Radon, 1900
DRUIN, V. A. (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
EKEBERG, Anders (Sweden): Tantalum, 1802
ESKOLA, K. (USA): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
ESKOLA, P. (USA): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
FAJANS, Kasimir (Germany): Protactinium, 1913
FEFILOV, B. V. (Russia): Dubnium, 1968
FIELDS, P. R. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
FLEROV, Georgy (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
FOLGER, H. (Germany): Hassium, 1984; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
FOURCOY, Antoine (France): Osmium, 1803; Iridium, 1803
FRIED, Sherman (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
GADOLIN, Johan (Finland): Yttrium, 1794
GAHN, Johan (Sweden): Manganese, 1774
GALLISARD de Marignac, Jean Charles (France): Gadolinium, 1880; Ytterbium, 1878
GAVRILOV, K. A. (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
GAY-LUSSAC, Louis Joseph (France): Boron, 1808
GEOFFROY, Claude-Francois (France): Bismuth, 1753
GHIORSO, Albert (USA): Americium, 1945; Curium, 1944; Berkelium, 1949; Californium, 1950; Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953; Mendelevium, 1955; Nobelium, 1958; Lawrencium, 1961; Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968; Seaborgium, 1974
GLENDENIN, Lawrence (USA): Promethium, 1945
GOHRING, Otto (Germany): Protactinium, 1913
GREGOR, William (England): Titanium, 1791
HAHN, Otto (Germany): Protactinium, 1913
HARRIS, J. (USA): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
HARVEY, Bernard (USA): Mendelevium, 1955
HATCHETT, Charles (England): Niobium, 1801
HESSBERGER, Fritz Peter (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
HIGGINS, Gary (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
HINGMANN, R. (Germany): Hassium, 1984
HIRSCH, A. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
HISINGER, Wilhelm (Sweden): Cerium, 1803
HOFMANN, Sigurd (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
HUIZENGA, John (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
HULET, Kenneth (USA): Seaborgium, 1974
JABIR (Iran?): Sulfur, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Bismuth, around 700
JAMES, Ralph (USA): Americium, 1945; Curium, 1944
JANIK, Rudolf (Slovakia): Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
JANSSEN, Pierre (France): Helium, 1895
KAIM, Ignatius (Austria): Manganese, 1771
KARSTEN, Carl (Germany): Cadmium, 1818
KELLER, J. (Germany): Hassium, 1984
KENNEDY, Joseph (USA): Plutonium, 1940
KHARITONOV, Yuri (Russia): Dubnium, 1968
KIRCHOFF, Gustav (Germany): Rubidium, 1861; Cesium, 1860
KLAPROTH, Martin (Germany): Zirconium, 1789; Cerium, 1803; Uranium, 1789
KLAUS, KARL (Estonia): Ruthenium, 1844
KOLESOV, I. V. (Russia): Dubnium, 1968
KUZNETSOV, V. I. (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964
LAMY, Claude (France): Thallium, 1862
LANGLET, Nils (Sweden): Helium, 1895
LARSH, Almon (USA): Lawrencium, 1961
LATIMER, R. M. (USA): Lawrencium, 1961
LAVOISIER, Antoine (France): Oxygen, 1774
LECOQ de Boisbaudran, Francois (France): Gallium, 1875; Samarium, 1879; Dysprosium, 1886
LEINO, Matti (Finland): Hassium, 1984; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
LOBANOV, Yuri (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968
LOUGHEED, R. W. (USA): Seaborgium, 1974
LOWIG, Carl (Germany): Bromine, 1825
MACKENZIE, Kenneth (USA): Astatine, 1940
MANNING, E. M. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
MARGGRAF, Andreas (Germany): Zinc, 1746
MARINSKY, Jack (USA): Promethium, 1945
MC MILLAN, Edwin (USA): Plutonium, 1940
MECH, J. F. (USA): Neptunium, 1940; Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
MEISSNER, Carl (Germany): Cadmium, 1818
MEITNER, Lise (Germany): Protactinium, 1918
MOISSAN, Ferdinand (France): 1886
MORGAN, Leon (USA): Americium, 1945
MOSANDER, Carl Gustav (Sweden): Lanthanum, 1839; Terbium, 1843; Erbium, 1842
MULLER von Reichenstein, Franz Joseph (Austria): Tellurium, 1782
MUNZENBERG, Gottfried (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
NILSON, Lars (Sweden): Scandium, 1876
NINOV, Victor (Germany): Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
NITSCHKE, J. M. (USA): Seaborgium, 1974
NODDACK, Walter (Germany): Rhenium, 1925
NURMIA, M. (USA): Rutherfordium, 1964; Dubnium, 1968; Seaborgium, 1974
OERSTED, Hans (Denmark): Aluminum, 1825
OGANESSIAN, Yuri (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964
OGAWA, Masataka (Japan): Rhenium, 1908
PERELYGIN, V. P. (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964
PEREY, Marguerite (France): Francium, 1939
PERRIER, Carlo (Italy): Technetium, 1937
PLOTKO, V. M. (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964
POPEKO, Andre (Russia): Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
POPPENSIEKER, Klaus (Germany): Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (England): Oxygen, 1774
PYLE, G. L. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
RAMSAY, William (England): Helium, 1895; Neon, 1898; Argon, 1894; Krypton, 1898; Xenon, 1898
REICH, Ferdinand (Germany): Indium, 1863
REISDORF, Willibrord (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982
RICHTER, Hieronymous Theodor (Germany): Indium, 1863
RUTHERFORD, Daniel (England): Nitrogen, 1772
SAHM, Christoph (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Meitnerium, 1982
SARO, S. (Slovakia): Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
SCHEELE, Carl Wilhelm (Sweden): Oxygen, 1772; Chlorine, 1774; Molybdenum, 1778
SCHMIDT, Karlheinz (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982
SCHNEIDER, K. (Germany): Bohrium, 1981; Hassium, 1984; Meitnerium, 1982
SCHNEIDER, J. R. H. (Germany): Bohrium, 1981
SCHNEIDER, W. F. W. (Germany): Bohrium, 1981
SCHOTT, H. J. (Germany): Hassium, 1984; Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994
SEABORG, Glenn (USA): Plutonium, 1940; Americium, 1945; Curium, 1944; Berkelium, 1949; Californium, 1950; Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953; Mendelevium, 1955; Nobelium, 1958; Seaborgium, 1974
SEFSTROM, Nils (Sweden): Vanadium, 1830
SEGRE, Emilio: Technetium, 1937 (Italy); Astatine, 1940 (USA)
SIKKELAND, Torbjorn (USA): Nobelium, 1958; Lawrencium, 1961
SKOBOLEV, Nikolai (Russia): Dubnium, 1968
SMITH, H. Louise (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
SODDY, Frederick (England): Protactinium, 1918
SORET, Jacques (Switzerland): Holmium, 1878
SPENCE, R. W. (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
STREET, Kenneth (USA): Dubnium, 1968
STROHMEYER, Friedrich (Germany): Cadmium, 1817
STRUTT, John (England): Argon, 1894
STUDIER, Martin (USA): Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953
TACKE, Ida (Germany): Rhenium, 1925
TENNANT, Smithson (England): Osmium, 1803; Iridium, 1803
THENARD, Louis (France): 1808
THOMPSON, Stanley (USA): Berkelium, 1949; Californium, 1950; Einsteinium, 1952; Fermium, 1953; Mendelevium, 1955
THUMA, B. (Germany): Bohrium, 1981
TRAVERS, Morris (England): Neon, 1898; Krypton, 1898; Xenon, 1898
TRETIAKOVA, S. P. (Russia): Rutherfordium, 1964
URBAIN, Georges (France): Lutetium, 1907
VAUQUELIN, Nicolas (France): Beryllium, 1798; Chromium, 1797; Osmium, 1803; Iridium, 1803
VERMEULEN, Detlef (Germany): Meitnerium, 1982
VON HELVESEY, Gyorgy (Denmark): Hafnium, 1922
WAHL, Arthur (USA): Plutonium, 1940
WALTON, J. R. (USA): Nobelium, 1958
WATSON, William (England): Platinum, 1750
WINKLER, Clemens (Germany): Germanium, 1886
WOHLER, Friedrich (Germany): Silicon, 1824
WOLLASTON, William Hyde (England): Palladium, 1803; Rhodium, 1803
WOOD, Charles (England): Platinum, 1750
YEREMIN, Alexander (Russia): Darmstadtium, 1994; Roentgenium, 1994

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