Smithson Tennant

The blue plaque for Smithson Tennant in Finkle Street, Selby, North Yorkshire

Smithson Tennant FRS (30 November 1761[1] – 22 February 1815[2]) was an English chemist. He is best known for his discovery of the elements iridium and osmium, which he found in the residues from the solution of platinum ores in 1803. He also contributed to the proof of the identity of diamond and charcoal. The mineral tennantite is named after him.

  1. ^ Mary D. Archer; Christopher D. Haley (2005). The 1702 Chair of Chemistry at Cambridge: Transformation and Change. Cambridge University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-521-82873-4.
  2. ^ J.W.C. (1961). "Supply and Training of Food Technologists". Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. 85: 429. doi:10.1039/JI9618500429.