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This is a list of '''[[chemical element]]s named after people'''. The symbol and [[atomic number]] are given in brackets.<br />
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:''For other lists of [[eponym]]s (names derived from people) see [[Lists of etymologies]].''<br />
:''For a list of eponyms sorted by name see [[List of eponyms]].<br />
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* [[bohrium]] (Bh, 107) — [[Niels Bohr]]<br />
* [[copernicium]] (Cn, 112) — [[Nicolaus Copernicus]]<br />
* [[curium]] (Cm, 96) — [[Pierre Curie|Pierre]] and [[Maria Sklodowska-Curie|Marie Curie]]<br />
* [[einsteinium]] (Es, 99) — [[Albert Einstein]]<br />
* [[fermium]] (Fm, 100) — [[Enrico Fermi]]<br />
* [[gallium]] (Ga, 31) — although named after ''Gallia'' (Latin for France), the discoverer of the metal [[Lecoq de Boisbaudran]] subtly attached an association with his name. ''Lecoq'' (rooster) in Latin is ''gallus''.<br />
* [[lawrencium]] (Lr, 103) — [[Ernest Lawrence]]<br />
* [[meitnerium]] (Mt, 109) — [[Lise Meitner]]<br />
* [[mendelevium]] (Md, 101) — [[Dmitri Mendeleev]]<br />
* [[nobelium]] (No, 102) — [[Alfred Nobel]]<br />
* [[roentgenium]] (Rg, 111) — [[Wilhelm Roentgen]]<br />
* [[rutherfordium]] (Rf, 104) — [[Ernest Rutherford]]<br />
* [[seaborgium]] (Sg, 106) — [[Glenn T. Seaborg]]<br />
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The [[element naming controversy]] that surrounded elements 104 to 109 saw two further names derived from people gain partial acceptance. Neither was or is accepted by [[IUPAC]].<br />
* hahnium (Ha, 105) — [[Otto Hahn]]. Now known as [[dubnium]].<br />
* kurchatovium (Ku, 104) — [[Igor Kurchatov]]. Now known as [[rutherfordium]].<br />
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'''Named after mythical characters'''<br />
* [[iridium]] (Ir, 77) — [[Iris (mythology)|Iris]], from Greek mythology<br />
* [[niobium]] (Nb, 41) — [[Niobe]], a mortal woman in Greek mythology<br />
* [[promethium]] (Pm, 61) — [[Prometheus]], a Titan from Greek mythology<br />
* [[tantalum]] (Ta, 73) — [[Tantalus]], from Greek mythology<br />
* [[thorium]] (Th, 90) — [[Thor]], the Norse god of thunder<br />
* [[titanium]] (Ti, 22) — the [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]]s, from Greek mythology<br />
* [[vanadium]] (V, 23) — Scandinavian goddess [[Freyja|Vanadis]] (Freyja)<br />
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Many chemical elements are named after astronomical bodies which are named after [[Greek mythology|Greek]] or [[Roman mythology|Roman]] deities. See [[Chemical elements named after places]].<br />
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* [[Gadolinium]] (Gd, 64) is named from the mineral [[gadolinite]], which in turn is named after the [[Finland|Finnish]] chemist and geologist [[Johan Gadolin]].<br />
* [[Samarium]] (Sm, 62) is named from the mineral [[samarskite]] which in turn is named after [[Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets]], a [[Russia]]n mine official.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of elements by name]]<br />
* [[Chemical elements named after places]]<br />
* [[Lists of etymologies]]<br />
* [[Lists of people]]<br />
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