Andrés Manuel del Río
Spanish scientist
Died when: 84 years 133 days (1012 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández (10 November 1764 – 23 March 1849) was a Spanish–Mexican scientist, naturalist and engineer who discovered compounds of vanadium in 1801.
He proposed that the element be given the name panchromium, or later, erythronium, but his discovery was not credited at the time, and his names were not used.
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