Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
French chemist
1852 CE to 1903 CE
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (January 1, 1852 – March 5, 1903 is a French chemist.
He studies under Jean-Baptiste Dumas.
During an experiment, an explosion destroya the sight in one of his eyes.
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Eugène Anatole Demarçay discovers a new rare-earth metal in 1896.
A spectrum specialist, he suspects samples of the recently discovered element samarium are contaminated with an unknown element, which he will isolate in 1901. naming its europium, for Europe.
A spectrum specialist, he suspects samples of the recently discovered element samarium are contaminated with an unknown element, which he will isolate in 1901. naming its europium, for Europe.
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay isolates reasonably pure europium oxide on June 17, 1901 , from a material containing largely samarium.