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Jean-Charles-Galinard de Marignac Bio

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Jean-Charles-Galinard de Marignac (1817 - 1894)

Jean-Charles-Galinard de Marignac (1817 - 1894)

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Jean-Charles-Galinard de Marignac:

Jean-Charles-Galinard de Marignac was a Swiss chemist.

Birth:

April 24, 1817 in Geneva, Switzerland

Death:

April 15, 1894 in Geneva, Switzerland

Claim to Fame:

Galinard de Marignac was a Swiss chemist who was one of the first to suggest the existence of isotopes. He also discovered the element ytterbium and co-discovered gadolinium.

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