William Hyde Wollaston

William Hyde Wollaston 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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Who was born first?

• William Hyde Wollaston and John Farey were born the same year
• William Hyde Wollaston and Maine de Biran were born the same year
• William Hyde Wollaston and John Dalton were born the same year
• William Hyde Wollaston and Joseph Franz von Jacquin were born the same year
• William Hyde Wollaston and John Leslie were born the same year

Timeline

1. John DaltonSeptember 6, 1766 – July 27, 1844
2. John FareySeptember 24, 1766 – January 6, 1826
3. John LeslieApril 10, 1766 – November 3, 1832
4. Joseph Franz von JacquinFebruary 7, 1766 – December 4, 1839
5. Maine de BiranNovember 29, 1766 – July 20, 1824
6. William Hyde Wollaston (this page)August 6, 1766 – December 22, 1828

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