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William Hyde Wollaston

English chemist and physicist (1766–1828)

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Lived 1766–1828, aged 62
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    Aged 62
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Updated 2026-06-19

William Hyde Wollaston was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium. He also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingots, patented the camera lucida, and made contributions in electricity and spectroscopy.

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