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Smithson Tennant

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Gender Male
Death208 years ago
Date of birth November 30,1761
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Selby
United Kingdom
Date of died February 22,1815
DiedBoulogne-sur-Mer
France
NationalityEnglish
Discovered Iridium
Osmium
Education University of Cambridge
Beverley Grammar School
Awards Copley Medal
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Date of Upd.
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Smithson Tennant FRS was an English chemist. He is best known for his discovery of the elements iridium and osmium, which he found in the residues from the solution of platinum ores in 1803. He also contributed to the proof of the identity of diamond and charcoal. The mineral tennantite is named after him.

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