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Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
1829Nov, 14

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist (b. 1763)
Prof Louis Nicolas Vauquelin FRS(For) HFRSE (16 May 1763 – 14 November 1829) was a French pharmacist and chemist. He was the discoverer of both chromium and beryllium.

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