William Hyde Wollaston
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Summary
William Hyde Wollaston was born on August 6, 1766[1], in Dereham[2]. He died on December 22, 1828[3], in London[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], physicist[6], engineer[7], metallurgist[8], and astronomer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Father: Francis Wollaston[11]
- Mother: Althea Hyde[12]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
- Occupation: physician[14]
- Field of work: chemistry[15]
- Position held: President of the Royal Society[16]
- Employer: University of Cambridge[17]
- Educated at: Gonville and Caius College[18], Charterhouse School[19]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[20], Copley Medal[21], Royal Medal[22], Croonian Medal and Lecture[23], Royal Society Bakerian Medal[24], Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[25], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26]
- Member of: Royal Society[27], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[28], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[29], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[30]
- Sex or gender: male[31]
- Commons category: William Hyde Wollaston[32]
- Family name: Wollaston[33]
- Given name: William[34], Hyde[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:William Hyde Wollaston[36]
- Commons gallery: William Hyde Wollaston[37]
- Work location: London[38]
- Depicted by: William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828)[39]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[40], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[41], BEIC Digital Library[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[47], Nature[48]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[49], German[50]
- Name in native language: William Hyde Wollaston[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for William Hyde Wollaston include wollastonite[52], a mineral species[53]; Wollaston Medal[54], a geology award[55], in United Kingdom[56], founded in 1831[57]; Wollaston prism[58]; Wollaston Foreland[59], a peninsula[60], in Greenland[61]; Wollaston[62], an impact crater[63]; and Wollaston Fund[64].
Why It Matters
William Hyde Wollaston has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
He is credited with the discovery of osmium[67], a chemical element[68]; palladium[69], a chemical element[70]; rhodium[71], a chemical element[72]; and spectral line[73]. Entities named for him include wollastonite[52], a mineral species[53]; Wollaston Medal[54], a geology award[55], in United Kingdom[56], founded in 1831[57]; Wollaston prism[58]; Wollaston Foreland[59], a peninsula[60], in Greenland[61]; Wollaston[62], an impact crater[63]; and Wollaston Fund[64].
FAQs
Where was William Hyde Wollaston born?
William Hyde Wollaston was born in Dereham[2].
Where did William Hyde Wollaston die?
William Hyde Wollaston passed away in London[4].
Who were William Hyde Wollaston's parents?
William Hyde Wollaston's father was Francis Wollaston[11]. William Hyde Wollaston's mother was Althea Hyde[12].
What did William Hyde Wollaston do for work?
William Hyde Wollaston worked as a chemist[5], physicist[6], engineer[7], metallurgist[8], and astronomer[9].
Where did William Hyde Wollaston go to school?
William Hyde Wollaston was educated at Gonville and Caius College[18] and Charterhouse School[19].
What awards did William Hyde Wollaston receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[20], Copley Medal[21], Royal Medal[22], and Croonian Medal and Lecture[23].
What did William Hyde Wollaston discover?
William Hyde Wollaston is credited as discoverer of osmium[67], palladium[69], rhodium[71], and spectral line[73].