Nationality French Name Georges Urbain | Role Chemist Education ESPCI ParisTech | |
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Born April 12, 1872Paris, France ( 1872-04-12 ) Known for discovery of Lutetiumclaimed discovery of Celtium Died November 5, 1938, Paris, France |
Georges Urbain (12 April 1872 – 5 November 1938 in Paris) French chemist, professor of Sorbonne. He studied at the elite École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech). He discovered the element lutetium (number 71) in 1907.
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