Fausto Elhuyar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fausto Elhuyar

Spanish chemist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1755

Place of Birth: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1833

Profession: engineer, chemist, discoverer, mineralogist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Fausto de Elhuyar (11 October 1755 – 6 February 1833) 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 of 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.