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William Hyde Wollaston
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William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828) was a British chemist, physicist, engineer, and metallurgist. Born in Dereham and educated at Charterhouse School and Gonville and Caius College, he worked at the University of Cambridge and in London. He spoke English and German and wrote in English. His professional period spanned from 1793 to 1828.
Wollaston received the Copley Medal, Royal Medal, and Croonian Medal and Lecture, and was a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was a member of the Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His notable works include *On fairy-rings*, *On the finite extent of the atmosphere*, *Prismatic and Diffraction Spectra*, *On Gouty and Urinary Concretions*, and *Foundations of the Atomic Theory*.
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- Born
- 1766
- Died
- 1828
- Works
- 15
Top works
- On fairy-rings
- On the finite extent of the atmosphere
- Prismatic and Diffraction Spectra
- On Gouty and Urinary Concretions. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical Transactions
- Foundations of the Atomic Theory
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1766-08-06 ) 6 August 1766, East Dereham , Norfolk , England
- Died
- 22 December 1828 (1828-12-22) (aged 62), Chislehurst , Kent , England
- Alma mater
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Known for
- Coining bicarbonate , Camera lucida , Conservation of energy , Cryophorus , Cystine , Discovery of Fraunhofer lines , Discovery of osmium , Discovery of palladium , Discovery of rhodium , Electrochemistry , Wollaston prism , Wollaston wire , Wollaston landscape lens
- Awards
- Copley Medal (1802) , Croonian Medal (1809) , Royal Medal (1828) , Bakerian Medal (1802, 1805, 1818, 1828) , Fellow of the Royal Society (1793)
- Fields
- Chemistry , Physics
- Preceded by
- Joseph Banks
- Succeeded by
- Humphry Davy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dereham
- Place of death
- London
- Father
- Francis Wollaston
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Charterhouse School
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Wollaston William Hyde Jackson color.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1766-08-06
- date of death
- 1828-12-22
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- William Hyde Wollaston
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1793-01-01
- end of work period
- 1828-01-01
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- name in native language
- William Hyde Wollaston
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Encyclopedic overview
William Hyde Wollaston (/ˈwʊləstən/; 6 August 1766 – 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium. He also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingots, patented the camera lucida, and made contributions in electricity and spectroscopy.
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