Juan José Elhuyar Explained

Juan José Elhuyar
Birth Date:15 June 1754
Birth Place:Logroño
Death Date:20 September 1796 (age 42)
Death Place:Santafé de Bogotá, New Granada
Nationality:Spanish
Field:Chemistry
Mineralogy
Known For:Tungsten

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: ITIA Newsletter . June 2005 . International Tungsten Industry Association . 2008-06-18 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721214335/http://www.itia.info/FileLib/Newsletter_2005_06.pdf . July 21, 2011 .
  2. News: ITIA Newsletter . December 2005 . International Tungsten Industry Association . 2008-06-18 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721214335/http://www.itia.info/FileLib/Newsletter_2005_12.pdf . July 21, 2011 .