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Smithson Tennant

1761 - 1815

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Smithson Tennant is the 315th most popular chemist (down from 297th in 2019), the 1,389th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,211th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Smithson Tennant ranks 315 out of 602. Before him are Andreas Libavius, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg, Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, William Henry, Fritz London, and Anselme Payen. After him are Aziz Sancar, Yuan T. Lee, Michael Smith, William Henry Perkin, Dan Shechtman, and Tapputi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Smithson Tennant ranks 12. Before him are Jan Potocki, Jean-Charles Pichegru, August von Kotzebue, William Carey, Philippe Buonarroti, and Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are José, Prince of Brazil, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sineperver Sultan, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Antoine Barnave, and Marguerite Gérard. Among people deceased in 1815, Smithson Tennant ranks 12. Before him are Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Jan Potocki, Guillaume Brune, Carsten Niebuhr, Emma, Lady Hamilton, and José María Morelos. After him are Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 9th Dalai Lama, Charles Lee, John Carroll, Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Richard Bassett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Smithson Tennant ranks 1,389 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Lampard (1948), Henry Tingle Wilde (1872), Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799), Flinders Petrie (1853), Simon Phillips (1957), and John Smyth (1570). After him are Geraldine McEwan (1932), John Lindley (1799), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1000), William Aiton (1731), and Kate Atkinson (1951).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Smithson Tennant ranks 41. Before him are Ida Noddack (1896), Fraser Stoddart (1942), Thomas Graham (1805), Richard J. Roberts (1943), Thomas Andrews (1813), and William Henry (1774). After him are Michael Smith (1932), William Henry Perkin (1838), Tim Hunt (1943), Frederick Abel (1827), Martin Lowry (1874), and William Prout (1785).

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