Human Accomplishment: Fausto Elhuyar

a Spanish chemist, and the first to isolate tungsten with his brother Juan José Elhuyar in 1783.

Born

11 October 1755 Logroño, Spain

Died

6 February 1833 (aged 77) Madrid, Spain

Nationality

Spanish

Known for

Tungsten

Fields

Chemistry

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Spain

era

1600-1800