William Hyde Wollaston PRS FRS (/ˈwʊləstən/; 6 August 1766 – 22 December 1828) was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering the chemical elements palladium and rhodium. He also developed a way to process platinum ore into malleable ingots.[1]
William Hyde Wollaston | |
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| Born | 6 August 1766 East Dereham, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 22 December 1828 (aged 62) Chislehurst, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Discoveries of palladium and rhodium Camera lucida Wollaston prism Wollaston wire Wollaston landscape lens |
| Awards | Copley Medal (1802) Royal Medal (1828) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Physics |
| 22nd President of the Royal Society | |
| In office 1820–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Banks |
| Succeeded by | Humphry Davy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hyde_Wollaston
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