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Juan José Elhuyar
Born 15 June 1754
Died 20 September 1796 (age 42)
Nationality Spanish
Known for tungsten
Scientific career
Fields chemistry
mineralogy

Juan José Elhuyar Lubize (15 June 1754 – 20 September 1796) was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, who was best known for being first to isolate tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783.

He was born in Logroño, in northern Spain and died in Santafé de Bogotá, New Granada (present-day Colombia) at 42.

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