- Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
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Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
Eugène-Anatole DemarçayBorn January 1, 1852
ParisDied December, 1904
ParisNationality French Fields chemist Known for spectrum
discovering element europiumEugène-Anatole Demarçay (January 1, 1852 – December, 1904) was a French chemist. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Dumas. During an experiment, an explosion destroyed the sight in one of his eyes.
He was a spectrum specialist. In 1896, he suspected samples of the recently discovered element samarium were contaminated with an unknown element and he isolated europium in 1901. In 1898 he used his skills of spectroscopy to help Marie Curie confirm that she had discovered the element radium.[1]
Publications
- Spectres électriques. Atlas ; Eugène Demarçay ; Paris : Gauthier-Villars, 1895. OCLC 54317437
- Sur les acides tétrique et oxytétrique et leurs homologues ; Eugène Demarçay ; Paris : Gauthier-Villars, 1880. OCLC 25644291
References
- ^ Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 2nd Revised edition
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