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Per Teodor Cleve

Swedish chemist and biologist
Per Teodor Cleve was a Swedish chemist, biologist, mineralogist and oceanographer. He is best known for his discovery of the chemical elements holmium and thulium. Born in Stockholm in 1840, Cleve earned his BSc and PhD from Uppsala University in... Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1840, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: June 18, 1905 (age 65 years), Uppsala, Sweden
Discovered: Holmium, Thulium, and Scandium
Notable student: Svante Arrhenius
Great grandchild: Peter Brunius
Awards: Davy Medal