Charles Hatchett
Charles Hatchett | |
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Etching of Hatchett by Frederick Christian Lewis | |
| Born | 2 January 1765 Long Acre, London, UK |
| Died | 10 March 1847 (aged 82) Chelsea, London, UK |
| Known for | Discovery of niobium |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | British Museum |
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Charles Hatchett FRS FRSE (2 January 1765 – 10 March 1847) was an English mineralogist and analytical chemist who discovered the element niobium, for which he proposed the name "columbium".
Hatchett was elected a Fellow of the Linnaean Society in 1795, and of the Royal Society in 1797. Hatchett was elected to the Literary Club in London in 1809 and became its treasurer in 1829.