Charles Hatchett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Hatchett

British chemist

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1765

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1847

Profession: inventor, chemist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles Hatchett FRS FRSE (2 January 1765 – 10 March 1847) was a British 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.