William Hyde Wollaston PRS FRS (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.
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6 August 1766 East Dereham, Norfolk, England
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Died |
22 December 1828 (aged 62) Chislehurst, England
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Zodiac | Leo |
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