Home > Chemical elements named after people
This is a list of chemical elements named after people. The symbol and atomic number are given in brackets.- For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies.
- For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms.
- bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr
- curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
- einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein
- fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi
- gallium (Ga, 31) – although named after Gallia (Latin for France), the dicoverer of the metal Lecoq de Boisbaudran subtly attached an association with his name. Lecoq (rooster) in Latin is gallus.
- hahnium (105) – Otto HahnOtto Hahn ( March 8, 1879 July 28, 1968) was a German physicist. He received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Hahn was born in Frankfurt am Main and studied chemistry in Marburg and Munich. After receiving his PhD in 1901 he worked initially at Marburg. This element name is not accepted by IUPACThe International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of chemistry. It has as its members national chemistry societies. It is the recognized authority in developing standar. See element naming controversyThe names for the chemical elements 104 to 108 have been the subject of a major controversy starting in the 1960s which was only finally resolved in 1997. At issue was the convention that elements are named by their discoverers which led to controversy wh
- lawrenciumnobelium lawrencium rutherfordium Lu Lr Full table Known properties Name, Symbol, Numberlawrencium, Lr, 103 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 3, 7 , d Appearance unknown; probably metallic, silvery white or gray Atomic weight 1 E-25 k (Lr, 103) – Ernest LawrenceErnest Orlando Lawrence ( August 8, 1901 August 27, 1958) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for his invention of the cyclotron. Born in Canton, South Dakota, Lawrence attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota, but transferred to the Uni
- meitneriumhassium meitnerium darmstadtium Ir Mt Full table Known properties Name, Symbol, Numbermeitnerium, 109, Mt Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 9, 7 , d Appearance unknown; probably metallic, silvery white or gray Atomic weight 1 E-25 kg| (Mt, 109) – Lise MeitnerLise Meitner ( November 7, 1878 October 27, 1968) was an Austrian physicist who studied radioactivity and nuclear physics. Born in Vienna, Austria, Lise Meitner was the third of eight children of a Jewish family. She entered the University of Vienna in 19
- mendeleviumfermium mendelevium nobelium Tm Md Full table Known properties Name, Symbol, NumberMendelevium, Md, 101 Chemical series Actinides Period, Block 7 , f Appearance unknown; probably metallic, silvery white or gray Atomic weight 1 E-25 kg|[258] amu]] Electron (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev
- nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel
- rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford
- seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T. Seaborg
Named after fictional characters
- niobium (Nb, 41) – Niobe, a mortal woman in Greek mythology
- promethium (Pm, 61) – Prometheus, a Titan from Greek mythology
- tantalum (Ta, 73) – Tantalus, from Greek mythology
- thorium (Th, 90) – Thor, the Norse god of war
- titanium (Ti, 22) – the Titans, from Greek mythology
- vanadium (Va, 23) – Scandinavian goddess Vanadis (Freya)
Many chemical elements are named after astronomical bodies which are named after Greek or Roman deities. See Chemical elements named after places.
Note :
