Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
French chemist and academic
Born
January 1st, 1852
173 years ago
Died
1904
121 years ago — 52 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
France
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Discovered the element holmium
Conducted significant research on rare earth elements
Served as a professor at the Sorbonne
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