List of Famous people with last name Elhuyar

Fausto Elhuyar

Fausto Fermín de Elhuyar

First Name Fausto

Last Name Elhuyar

Born on October 11, 1755

Died on February 6, 1833 (aged 77)

Born in Spain, La Rioja

Fausto de Elhuyar was a Spanish chemist, and the joint discoverer of tungsten with his brother Juan José Elhuyar in 1783. He was in charge, under a King of Spain commission, of organizing the School of Mines in México City and so was responsible for building an architectural jewel known as the "Palacio de Minería". Elhuyar left Mexico after the Mexican War of Independence, when most of the Spanish residents in Mexico were expelled.

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Juan José Elhuyar

First Name Juan

Last Name Elhuyar

Born on June 15, 1754

Died on September 20, 1796 (aged 42)

Born in Spain, La Rioja

Juan José Elhuyar Lubize was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, who is best known for being first to isolate tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783.

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