Occupation: Chemist Birth: December 1, 1743 Death: January 1, 1817
[Pitchblende] consists of a peculiar, distinct, metallic substance. Therefore its former denominations, Pechblende, pitch-iron-ore, &c. are no longer….
Wherefore no name can be found for a new fossil [element] which indicates its peculiar and characteristic properties (in which position I find myself….