Names of scientists associated with discoveries of elements

NAMES OF SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATED WITH DISCOVERIES OFELEMENTS OF PERIODIC TABLE© Dr. John AndraosDepartment of Chemistry, York University4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ONTARIO M3J 1P3, CANADAFor suggestions, corrections, additional information, and comments please send e-mails to jandraos@yorku.cahttp://www.chem.yorku.ca/NAMED/Z, Element Symbol Discoverer Dates Nationality Place and Date ofDiscovery1. Hydrogen H Cavendish, Henry 1731 - 1810 British (b. Nice,France)1766London, England2. Helium He Ramsay, SirWilliam1852 - 1916 Scottish(b. Glasgow,1895London, EnglandScotland)3. Lithium Li Arfvedson, Johann 1792 - 1841 Swedish (b. 1817AugustSkagerholms-Bruk, Stockholm,Skaraborgs-Län, SwedenSweden)

4. Berylium Be Vauquelin, LouisNicolas5. Boron B Gay-Lussac,Joseph Louis1763 - 1829 French (b. Saint-André d'Héberôt,Calvados, France)1778 - 1850 French (b. St.Léonard, HauteVienne, France)1797Paris, France1808Paris, FranceLondon, EnglandThénard, LouisJacques1777 - 1857French (b.Louptière, France)Davy, SirHumphry1778 - 1829 British(b. Penzance,Cornwall,England)6. Carbon C N/A N/A N/A pre-history7. Nitrogen N Rutherford, Daniel 1749 - 1819 Scottish1772(b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh,Scotland) Scotland8. Oxygen O Priestley, Joseph 1733 - 1804 British1774(b. Fieldhead, near Leeds, EnglandLeeds, England)Scheele, Carl 1742 - 1786 Swedish Uppsala, SwedenWilhelm(b. Stralsund,Pomerania, now inGermany)

9. Fluorine F Moissan, Henri 1852 - 1907 French (b. Paris,France)10. Neon Ne Ramsay, Sir 1852 - 1916 ScottishWilliam(b. Glasgow,Scotland)Travers, Morris 1872 - 1961 British (b.WilliamKensington,London, England)11. Sodium Na Davy, Sir 1778 - 1829 BritishHumphry(b. Penzance,Cornwall,England)12. Magnesium Mg Black, Joseph 1728 - 1799 Scottish(b. Bordeaux,France)13. Aluminum Al Öersted, Hans 1777 - 1851 DanishChristian(b. RudkØbing,Denmark)14. Silicon Si Berzelius, Jöns 1779 - 1848 Swedish (b.JakobVäversunda,Östergötland,Sweden)15. Phosphorus P Brand, Hennig fl. 1670 German(b. Hamburg,Germany)1886Paris, France1898London, England1807London, England1755Edinburgh,Scotland1825Copenhagen,Denmark1824Stockholm,Sweden1669Hamburg,Germany

16. Sulfur S N/A N/A N/A pre-history17. Chlorine Cl Scheele, CarlWilhelm1742 - 1786 Swedish(b. Stralsund,1774Uppsala, SwedenPomerania, now inGermany)18. Argon Ar Rayleigh, LordJohn WilliamStrutt, 3rd Baron1842 - 1919 British (b. nearMaldon, Essex,England)1894London, EnglandBristol, EnglandRamsay, SirWilliam19. Potassium K Davy, SirHumphry20. Calcium Ca Davy, SirHumphry21. Scandium Sc Nilson, LarsFrederick1852 - 1916 Scottish(b. Glasgow,Scotland)1778 - 1829 British(b. Penzance,Cornwall,England)1778 - 1829 British(b. Penzance,Cornwall,England)1840 - 1899 Swedish(b. Östergötland,Sweden)1807London, England1808London, England1879Uppsala, Sweden

22. Titanium Ti Gregor, Rev.WilliamKlaproth, MartinHeinrich1761 - 18171743 - 1817British (b.Trewarthenick,Cornwall,England)German (b.1791Creed, Cornwall,England1795Berlin, GermanyWernigerode,Germany)23. Vanadium V del Rio, AndrésManuel1764 - 1849 Spanish (b.Madrid, Spain)1801Mexico City,Mexico24. Chromium Cr Vauquelin, LouisNicolas1763 - 1829 French (b. Saint-André d'Héberôt,1780Paris, FranceCalvados, France)25. Manganese Mn Gahn, JohanGottlieb1745 - 1818 Swedish (b.Voxna, Gävleborg,Sweden)1774Stockholm,Sweden26. Iron Fe N/A N/A N/A c. 2500 BC27. Cobalt Co Georg Brandt 1694 - 1768 Swedish (b.Riddarhytta,Sweden)1735Stockholm,Sweden28. Nickel Ni Cronstedt, AxelFrederik, Baron1722 - 1765 Swedish (b.Södermanland,Sweden)1751Stockholm,Sweden29. Copper Cu N/A N/A N/A c. 5000 BC

30. Zinc Zn N/A N/A N/A pre 150031. Gallium Ga de Boisbaudran,Paul Émile Lecoq1838 - 1912 French (b. Cognac,Charente, France)1875Paris, France32. Germanium Ge Winkler, ClemensAlexander1838 - 1904 German(b. Freiberg,1886Freiberg, GermanyGermany)33. Arsenic As Magnus, AlbertusSt. (Count von1193 - 1280 German (b.Lauingen,c. 1250GermanyBollstädt)Germany)34. Selenium Se Berzelius, JönsJakob1779 - 1848 Swedish (b.Väversunda,Östergötland,1817Stockholm,SwedenSweden)35. Bromine Br Balard, AntoineJéróme1802 - 1876 French (b.Montpellier,1826Montpellier,Hêrault, France) FranceLöwig, Carl1803 - 1890German(b. Kreuznach,Germany)Heidelberg,Germany

36. Krypton Kr Ramsay, Sir1852 - 1916Scottish1898William(b. Glasgow,London, EnglandScotland)Travers, Morris1872 - 1961British (b.WilliamKensington,London, England)37. Rubidium Rb Bunsen, Robert1811 - 1899German1861Wilhelm(b. Göttingen,Heidelberg,Germany)GermanyKirchhoff, GustavRobert1824 - 1887 German(b. Königsberg,Prussia (nowKaliningrad,Russia)))38. Strontium Sr Crawford, Adair 1748 - 1795 Scottish(b. Antrim,Ireland)39. Yttrium Y Gadolin, Johann 1760 - 1852 Finnish (b. Åbo,Finland)40. Zirconium Zr Klaproth, Martin 1743 - 1817 German (b.HeinrichWernigerode,Germany)41. Niobium Nb Hatchett, Charles 1765 - 1847 British (b. London,England)1808Edinburgh,Scotland1794Åbo, Finland1789Berlin, Germany1801London, England

42. Molybdenum Mo Hjelm, Peter Jacob 1746 - 1813 Swedish 1781(b. Sunnerbo, Uppsala, SwedenSweden)43. Technetium Tc Perrier, CarloSegré, Emilio Gino44. Ruthenium Ru Sniadecki, JedrzejAndrzej45. Rhodium Rh Wollaston,William Hyde46. Palladium Pd Wollaston,William Hyde1886 - 19481905 - 1989Italian (b. ?)Italian-American(b. Tivoli, nearRome, Italy)1937Palermo, Sicily,Italy1768 - 1838 Polish (b. ?) 1808Vilno, Poland1766- 1828 British (b. East 1803Dereham, Norfolk, London, EnglandEngland)1766- 1828 British (b. East 1803Dereham, Norfolk, London, EnglandEngland)47. Silver Ag N/A N/A N/A c. 3000 BC48. Cadmium Cd Davy, SirHumphry1778 - 1829 British(b. Penzance,Cornwall,England)1817London, England

49. Indium In Reich, Ferdinand1799 - 1882German (b.1863Bernburg,Freiberg, GermanyGermany)Richter,HieronymousTheodor1824 - 1898 German (b.Dresden,Germany)50. Tin Sn N/A N/A N/A c. 2100 BC51. Antimony Sb N/A N/A N/A c. 1600 BC52. Tellurium Te Müller, Franz 1740 - 1825 Austrian (b. 1783Joseph, Baron vonNagyszeben, Sibiu, RomaniaReichensteinAustria, nowRumania)53. Iodine I Courtois, Bernard 1777 - 1838 French (b. Dijon, 1811France)Paris, France54. Xenon Xe Ramsay, Sir 1852 - 1916 Scottish1898William(b. Glasgow, London, EnglandScotland)Travers, Morris 1872 - 1961 British (b.WilliamKensington,London, England)

55. Cesium Cs Bunsen, Robert1811 - 1899German1860Wilhelm(b. Göttingen,Heidelberg,Germany)GermanyKirchhoff, GustavRobert56. Barium Ba Davy, SirHumphry57. Lanthanum La Mosander, CarlGustav58. Cerium Ce Berzelius, JönsJakobHisinger, Wilhelm1824 - 1887 German(b. Königsberg,Prussia (nowKaliningrad,Russia)))1778 - 1829 British(b. Penzance,Cornwall,England)1797 - 1858 Swedish (b.Kalmar, Sweden)1779 - 1848 Swedish (b.Väversunda,Östergötland,Sweden)1766 - 1852 Swedish (b.Skinnskatteberg,Västmanland,Sweden)1808London, England1839Stockholm,Sweden1803Västmanland,Sweden

59. Praseodymium Pr Auer, Karl,Freiherr vonWelsbach60. Neodymium Nd Auer, Karl,Freiherr vonWelsbach61. Promethium Pm Marinsky, Jacob A.1858 - 1929 Austrian (b.Vienna, Austria)1858 - 1929 Austrian (b.Vienna, Austria)1918American (b.Buffalo, NewYork, USA)1885Vienna, Austria1885Vienna, Austria1945Oak Ridge, USAGlendenin,Lawrence Elgin1918 - ?American (b. BayCity, Michigan,USA)Coryell, C.D.62. Samarium Sm de Boisbaudran,Paul Émile Lecoq63. Europium Eu Demarçay, EugèneAnatole64. Gadolinium Gd de Marignac, JeanCharles Galissard65. Terbium Tb Mosander, CarlGustav1838 - 1912 French (b. Cognac,Charente, France)1852 - 1904 French (b. Paris,France)1817 - 1894 Swiss (b. Geneva,Switzerland)1797 - 1858 Swedish (b.Kalmar, Sweden)1879Paris, France1901Paris, France1880Geneva,Switzerland1843Stockholm,Sweden

66. Dysprosium Dy de Boisbaudran,Paul Émile Lecoq67. Holmium Ho Cleve, Per TeodorDelafontaine, Marc1838 - 1912 French (b. Cognac,Charente, France)1840 - 1905 Swedish(b. Stockholm,Sweden)1837 - 1911 French (b. France)1886Paris, France1878Uppsala, SwedenGeneva,SwitzerlandSoret, J.L.68. Erbium Er Mosander, Carl 1797 - 1858 Swedish (b.GustavKalmar, Sweden)69. Thulium Tm Cleve, Per Teodor 1840 - 1905 Swedish(b. Stockholm,Sweden)70. Ytterbium Yb de Marignac, Jean 1817 - 1894 Swiss (b. Geneva,Charles GalissardSwitzerland)71. Lutetium Lu Urbain, Georges 1872 - 1938 French (b. Paris,France)James, C.1842Stockholm,Sweden1879Uppsala, Sweden1878Geneva,Switzerland1907Paris, FranceNew Hampshire,USA

72. Hafnium Hf Coster, Dirk1889 - 1950Dutch1923(b. Amsterdam,Copenhagen,Netherlands)DenmarkHevesy, GyörgyKarl von73. Tantalum Ta Ekeberg, AndersGustaf74. Tungsten W D'Elhuyar, DonJuan JoséD'Elhuyar, DonFausto75. Rhenium Re Noddack, WalterKarl Friedrich1885 - 1966 Hungarian-Swedish(b. Budapest,Hungary)1767 - 1813 Swedish(b. Stockholm,Sweden)Spanish (b.Logroño, Spain)1755 - 18331893 - 1960 German(b. Bamberg,Germany)1802Uppsala, Sweden1783Vergara, Spain1925Berlin, GermanyNoddack, Ida EvaTacke1896 - 1978German(b. Lackhausen,Germany)Berg, Otto1874 -German (b. ?)

76. Osmium Os Tennant, Smithson 1761 - 1815 British (b. Selby,England)1803London, England77. Iridium Ir Tennant, Smithson 1761 - 1815 British (b. Selby,England)1803London, England78. Platinum Pt N/A N/A N/A pre 170079. Gold Au N/A N/A N/A c. 3000 BC80. Mercury Hg N/A N/A N/A c. 1500 BC81. Thallium Tl Crookes, SirWilliam1832 - 1919 British (b. London,England)1861London, England82. Lead Pb N/A N/A N/A c. 1000 BC83. Bismuth Bi N/A N/A N/A c. 150084. Polonium Po Curie, Marie 1898Paris, France85. Astatine At Corson, DaleRaymond1914 -American (b.Pittsburg, Kansas,1940Berkeley,USA)California, USAMackenzie,Kenneth Ross1912 - ?American (b.Portland, Oregon,USA)Segrè, Emilio Gino1905 - 1989Italian-American(b. Tivoli, nearRome, Italy)

86. Radon Rn Dorn, FriedrichErnst87. Francium Fr Perey, MargueriteCatherine88. Radium Ra Curie, Marie(Manya néeSklodowska)1848 - 1916 German(b. Guttstadt,Germany)1909 - 1975 French(b. Villemomble,France)1867 - 1934 French (b.Warsaw, Poland)1900Halle, Germany1939Paris, France1898Paris, FranceCurie, Pierre89. Actinium Ac Debierne, AndréLouis90. Thorium Th Berzelius, JönsJakob1859 - 1906 French (b. Paris,France)1874 - 1949 French (b. Paris,France)1779 - 1848 Swedish (b.Väversunda,Östergötland,Sweden)1899Paris, France1815Stockholm,Sweden

91. Protactinium Pa Hahn, Otto1879 - 1968German1917(b. Frankfurt,Berlin, GermanyGermany)Meitner, Lise1878 - 1968Austrian-Swedish(b. Vienna,Austria)Soddy, Frederick1877 - 1956British(b. Eastbourne,England)Cranston, John A.1925 - 1980British (b.England)Fleck, Sir1889 - 1968ScottishAlexander, Baron(b. Glasgow,Scotland)Fajans, Kasimir1887 - 1975Polish (b. Warsaw,Poland)Göhring, Otto H.92. Uranium U Klaproth, MartinHeinrich1743 - 1817 German (b.Wernigerode,Germany)1789Berlin, Germany

93. Neptunium Np McMillan, Edwin1907 - 1991American (b.1940M.Redondo Beach,Berkeley,California, USA)California, USAAbelson, Philip1913American (b.HaugeTacoma,Washington, USA)94. Plutonium Pu Seaborg, Glenn T.1912 - 1999American1940(b. Ishpeming,Berkeley,Michigan, USA)California, USAWahl, Arthur1917 -American (b. DesCharlesMoines, Iowa,USA)Kennedy, J.W.?

95. Americium Am Seaborg, Glenn T.1944Chicago, Illinois,James, Ralph1920 -American (b. SaltUSAArthurLake City, Utah,USA)Morgan, Leon1919 -American (b.OwenOklahoma City,Oklahoma, USA)Ghiorso, Albert96. Curium Cu Seaborg, Glenn T.James, R.A.Ghiorso, Albert97. Berkelium Bk Thompson, S.G.Seaborg, Glenn T.Ghiorso, Albert1915 -American (b.Vallejo, California,USA)Americans 1944Berkeley,California, USAAmericans 1949Berkeley,California, USA

98. Californium Cf Thompson, S.G.Seaborg, Glenn T.Ghiorso, AlbertStreet, Jr.,Kenneth99. Einsteinium Es Choppin, GregoryRobertThompson, StanleyGeraldAmerican (b.Berkeley, CA,USA)1927 -1912 - 1976Americans 1950Berkeley,California, USAAmerican (b. Eagle 1952Lake, Texas, USA) Berkeley,California, USAHarvey, BernardGeorge1919 - ?British-American(b. England)Ghiorso, Albert100. Fermium Fm Choppin, GregoryRobertThompson, S.G.Harvey, B.G.Ghiorso, Albert1927 - American (b. EagleLake, Texas, USA)1952Berkeley,California, USA

101. Mendelevium Md Choppin, GregoryRobert1927 - American (b. EagleLake, Texas, USA)1955Berkeley,California, USAThompson, S.G.Harvey, B.G.Ghiorso, AlbertSeaborg, Glenn T.102. Nobelium No Sikkeland, T.Walton, JohnRichard1923 - American (b.Chicago Heights,1958Berkeley,California, USAIllinois, USA)Ghiorso, AlbertSeaborg, Glenn T.103. Lawrencium Lr Larsh, A.E.Sikkeland, T.Ghiorso, AlbertAmericans 1961Berkeley,California, USALatimer, R.M.104.RutherfordiumRf various Russians,Americans1964Dubna, RussiaBerkeley,California, USA105. Dubnium Db various Russians,Americans1967Dubna, RussiaBerkeley,California, USA

106. Seaborgium Sg Ghiorso, Albert Americans 1974Berkeley,California, USA107. Bohrium Bh Armbruster, PeterMünzenberg,GottfriedGermans 1981Darmstadt,Germany108. Hassium Hs Armbruster, PeterMünzenberg,GottfriedGermans 1984Darmstadt,Germany109. Meitnerium Mt Armbruster, PeterMünzenberg,GottfriedGermans 1982Darmstadt,Germany110. Ununnilium Uun Armbruster, PeterHofmanGermans 1994Darmstadt,Germany111. Unununium Uuu Armbruster, PeterHofmanGermans 1994Darmstadt,Germany112. Ununbium Uub Armbruster, PeterHofmanGermans 1996Darmstadt,Germany