Andrés Manuel del Río, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrés Manuel del Río

Spanish scientist

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1764

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1849

Profession: naturalist, geologist, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández (10 November 1764 – 23 March 1849) was a Spanish–Mexican 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.