Fausto de Elhúyar

Fausto de Elhúyar of Suvisa (October 11th 1755 with Logroño - February 6th 1833 with Madrid) was a Spanish Chimiste there, Co-discoverer of the Tungstène with his/her brother Juan Jose de Elhuyar in 1783. He is professor at the École des Mines of Vergara in Biscay, of 1781 with 1785. Its most known work is the discovery of Tungsten with his/her brother, Juan Jose, in 1783. It names this Wolfram metal, name which was preserved in German; the name, tungsten, meaning hard stone, are used in the other languages. The Academy of Science of Toulouse receives the opinion of this discovery on March 4th 1784. In 1785 it gives up its pulpit and is named managing director of the mines of the Mexico.

In 1792, Fausto de Elhuyar is charged, by King Charles III of Spain to organize Real Seminario de Minería (École des Mines) of Mexico City. It is thus responsible for the construction of a known architectural jewel under the name of " Palacio de Minería ". Elhuyar leaves Mexico City after the Guerre of independence of Mexico, when the majority of the Spanish residents of the Mexico are expelled.

Its many work its; he writes the theory of the amalgamation, system of extraction of the gold and the money of their gangue using mercury. In 1818 it publishes a report on the striking of the currency. He is also the author of the state of the mines of News-Spain and the exploitation of the Spanish mines. In Madrid, in 1825, it publishes its work on the influence of mineralogy in agriculture and chemistry.

February 6th, 1833 in Madrid, it is seized by a crisis of Apoplexie and dies.

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Fausto de Elhuyar there of Suvisa on the Reference: Catholic Encyclopedia

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