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Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

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French chemist (1838-1912)

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Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, also called François Lecoq de Boisbaudran, was a self-taught French chemist known for his discoveries of the chemical elements gallium, samarium and dysprosium.

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1879Davy Medal
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, also called François Lecoq de Boisbaudran, was a self-taught French chemist known for his discoveries of the chemical elements gallium, samarium and dysprosium. He developed methods for separation and purification of the rare earth elements and was one of the pioneers of the science of spectroscopy.

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Lived 1838 to 1912 · aged 74
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