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1766–1852
Wilhelm Hisinger
Discovered cerium in 1803.
Element
58CeCerium
1803
In 1803, in Sweden, Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Wilhelm Hisinger proved that a heavy mineral from a mine at Bastnäs held a new element; Martin Heinrich Klaproth found it at the same time in Germany. They named it cerium, after the newly found asteroid Ceres.
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- Wilhelm HisingerSvenskt biografiskt lexikon
- CeriumRoyal Society of Chemistry
- Wilhelm HisingerWikipedia