William Hyde Wollaston
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 195 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 6,1766 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Dereham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | December 22,1828 |
| Died | Chislehurst |
| United Kingdom | |
| Discovered | Palladium |
| Rhodium | |
| Job | Engineer |
| Physicist | |
| Chemist | |
| Education | Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge |
| University of Cambridge | |
| Awards | Copley Medal |
| Royal Medal | |
| Parents | Althea Hyde |
| Francis Wollaston | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 566864 |
William Hyde Wollaston Life story
William Hyde Wollaston FRS 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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