Charles Baskerville | |
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| Born | July 18, 1870 |
| Died | January 28, 1922 (aged 51) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Known for | claimed discovery of carolinium and berzelium |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis Preston Venable |
| College football career | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| Position | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | North Carolina (1892) |
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Charles Baskerville (July 18, 1870 – January 28, 1922) was an American chemist. He announced the discovery of two new elements which claimed to have separated from thorium.[2] Carolinium and berzelium later were identified to be identical with thorium.[3]
- ^ Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-403-09603-9.
- ^ Baskerville, Charles (1904). "Carolinium, Berzelium, Thorium". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 26: 922. doi:10.1021/ja01998a003.
- ^ Meyer, R.J.; Gumperz, A. (1905). "Zur Frage der Einheitlichkeit des Thoriums". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 38: 817–825. doi:10.1002/cber.190503801140.