Georges Urbain | |
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| Born | 12 April 1872 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 November 1938 (aged 66) Paris, France |
| Education | ESPCI Paris Sorbonne |
| Known for | discovery of Lutetium
claimed discovery of Celtium |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Friedel |
| Doctoral students | Gaston Charlot André Chrétien |
Georges Urbain (12 April 1872 – 5 November 1938) was a French chemist, a professor of the Sorbonne, a member of the Institut de France, and director of the Institute of Chemistry in Paris.[1][2] Much of his work focused on the rare earths, isolating and separating elements such as europium and gadolinium, and studying their spectra, their magnetic properties and their atomic masses. He discovered the element lutetium (atomic number 71). He also studied the efflorescence of saline hydrates.[3]
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