Claude-Auguste Lamy

Claude Auguste Lamy
Claude Auguste Lamy
Born	15 June 1820; Ney, Jura, France
Died	20 March 1878 (aged 57); 5th arrondissement of Paris, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure
Known for	discovery of thallium
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Lille; École centrale de Lille; University of Limoges; University of Paris; École Centrale Paris;

Claude Auguste Lamy (French: [klod ogyst lami]; 15 June 1820 – 20 March 1878) was a French physicist and chemist chemist who discovered the element thallium independently from William Crookes in 1862;^[1] as a result, they are considered co-discoverers, although they did not collaborate.^[2]

^ Lamy, Claude-Auguste (1862). "De l'existencè d'un nouveau métal, le thallium". Comptes Rendus: 1255–1262.
^ James, Frank A. J. L. (1984). "Of 'Medals and Muddles' the Context of the Discovery of Thallium: William Crookes's Early". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 39 (1): 65–90. doi:10.1098/rsnr.1984.0005. JSTOR 531576.

[1] Lamy, Claude-Auguste (1862). "De l'existencè d'un nouveau métal, le thallium". Comptes Rendus: 1255–1262.

[James-2] James, Frank A. J. L. (1984). "Of 'Medals and Muddles' the Context of the Discovery of Thallium: William Crookes's Early". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 39 (1): 65–90. doi:10.1098/rsnr.1984.0005. JSTOR 531576.

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Claude Auguste Lamy

Born	(1820-06-15)15 June 1820 Ney, Jura, France
Died	20 March 1878(1878-03-20) (aged 57) 5th arrondissement of Paris, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure
Known for	discovery of thallium
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Lille École centrale de Lille University of Limoges University of Paris École Centrale Paris

Claude-Auguste Lamy

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