Antonius van den Broek
Dutch physicist and lawyer (1870-1926) · Netherlands · On the map · Scientists · Died at 56
Antonius Johannes van den Broek was a Dutch mathematical economist and amateur physicist, notable for being the first who realized that the position of an element in the periodic table corresponds to the charge of its atomic nucleus.
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This hypothesis was published in 1911 and inspired the experimental work of Henry Moseley, who found good experimental evidence for it by 1913.
Country
Netherlands
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1926 · aged 56
