Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac

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Swiss chemist (1817-1894)

Switzerland ScientistsLived 1817 to 1894 · aged 76

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Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac was a Swiss chemist whose work with atomic weights suggested the possibility of isotopes and the packing fraction of nuclei. His study of the rare earth elements led to his discovery of ytterbium in 1878 and co-discovery of gadolinium in 1880.

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1886Davy Medal

1881Foreign Member of the Royal Society

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

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