Human Accomplishment: Jean Stas

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a Belgian analytical chemist who co-discovered the atomic weight of carbon.

Born

21 August 1813 Leuven

Died

13 December 1891 (aged 78)

Nationality

Belgian

Known for

Accurate determinations of atomic weights Forensic chemistry

Fields

Chemistry

Awards

Davy Medal (1885)

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Belgium

era

1800+

Influences

Jean-Baptiste Dumas