Smithson Tennant
British chemist
Died when: 53 years 84 days (638 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Smithson Tennant FRS (30 November 1761 – 22 February 1815) was an English chemist.He is best known for his discovery of the elements iridium and osmium, which he found in the residues from the solution of platinum ores in 1803.
He also contributed to the proof of the identity of diamond and charcoal.The mineral tennantite is named after him.
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