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- Born:
- Jan. 2, 1765, London, Eng.
- Died:
- March 10, 1847, London (aged 82)
- Awards And Honors:
- Copley Medal (1798)
- Subjects Of Study:
- niobium
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Charles Hatchett
British chemist
Charles Hatchett (born Jan. 2, 1765, London, Eng.—died March 10, 1847, London) was an English manufacturer, chemist, and discoverer in 1801 of niobium, which he called columbium.
Because of his expertise in analysis, Hatchett was frequently called on as a consultant. Mineral substances found in Australia (hatchettine or hatchettite) and North Carolina (hatchettolite) were named for him. Hatchett gave up chemistry on his father’s death and succeeded him as coachbuilder to the king.
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