Andrés Manuel del Río

✶November 10, 1764

†March 23, 1849

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Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández was a Spanish 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.

Spanish scientist (1764-1849)

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