Andrés Manuel Del Río
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 175 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 10,1764 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Madrid |
| Spain | |
| Date of died | March 23,1849 |
| Died | Mexico City |
| Mexico | |
| Discovered | Vanadium |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Spanish | |
| Job | Chemist |
| Full name | Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández |
| Education | Alcalá University |
| Known for | Vanadium |
| Influence | Antoine Lavoisier |
| Abraham Gottlob Werner | |
| René Just Haüy | |
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| ID | 532679 |
Andrés Manuel Del Río Life story
Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández was a Spanish scientist, naturalist and engineer, nationalized Mexican, who discovered compounds of vanadium in 1801. He proposed that the element be given the name panchromium, or later, erythronium, but his discovery was not credited at the time, and his names were not used.
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