Carl Auer von Welsbach
Austrian inventor
Carl Auer von Welsbach, who received the Austrian noble title of Freiherr Auer von Welsbach in 1901, was an Austrian scientist and inventor, who separated didymium into the elements neodymium and praseodymium in 1885. Wikipedia
Born: September 1, 1858, Vienna, Austria
Died: August 4, 1929 (age 70 years), Mölbling, Austria
Discovered: Neodymium and Praseodymium
Awards: Elliott Cresson Medal (1900) and Wilhelm Exner Medal (1921)
Parents: Alois Auer and Therese Auer