Tennant, Smithson

Japanese: テナント（英語表記）Tennant， Smithson

Born 30 November 1761, Selby, Yorkshire
[Died] February 22, 1815. Boulogne, France. British chemist. After studying under J. Braque at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, he moved to Cambridge University, where he obtained his medical degree in 1796. He became a professor of chemistry at Cambridge University (1813). He traveled widely, including Sweden and France. He proved that diamonds are pure carbon, and discovered and named the new elements iridium and osmium from the residue produced in the refining process of platinum ore. He was a member of the Royal Society (1785). He was a founding member of the Geological Society of London (99). He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1804.

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Japanese:

[生]1761.11.30. ヨークシャー，セルビー
[没]1815.2.22. フランス，ブーローニュ
イギリスの化学者。エディンバラ大学医学部で J.ブラックに学んだのち，ケンブリッジ大学に移り，1796年医学の学位取得。ケンブリッジ大学化学教授 (1813) 。スウェーデン，フランスなどを広く旅行。ダイヤモンドが純炭素であることを証明し，また白金鉱の精製過程で生じる残留物から，新元素イリジウム，オスミウムを発見，命名した。ロイヤル・ソサエティ会員 (1785) 。ロンドン地質学協会創立会員 (99) 。 1804年コプリー・メダル受賞。

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