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- William Hyde Wollaston - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1766-1828). British scientist and inventor William Wollaston became the first person to produce and market pure, malleable platinum. He also made fundamental discoveries in many areas of science and discovered the elements palladium (1802) and rhodium (1804). The mineral wollastonite was named in his honor for his many contributions to crystallography and mineral analysis.