Kazimierz Fajans
a Polish American physical chemist of Polish-Jewish origin, a pioneer in the science of radioactivity and the discoverer of chemical element protactinium
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Born
27 May 1887 Warsaw, Poland
Died
18 May 1975 (aged 87) Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Known for
Discovery of protactinium Fajans' rules Displacement law Rules for co-precipitation
Institutions
University of Michigan University of Manchester
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Germany
Doctoral students
Theodore H. Berlin
era
1800+