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Fourteen of the chemical elements are named after scientists. Below is the list of those scientists whose names are used in element nomenclature.^[1] The first two elements in the list, Gadolinium and Curium, are naturally occurring elements and the rest are synthetic elements.

Name of the scientist	Birth and death dates	Nationality	Name of the element	Symbol	Atomic no.
Gadolin, Johan !Johan Gadolin	1760–1852	Finnish	Gadolinium	Gd	64
Curie, Marie !Marie Skłodowska-Curie Pierre Curie	1867–1934 1859–1906	Polish-French French	Curium	Cm	96
Einstein, Albert !Albert Einstein	1879–1955	German-American	Einsteinium	Es	99
Fermi, Enrico !Enrico Fermi	1901–1954	Italian-American	Fermium	Fm	100
Mendeleev, Dmitri !Dmitri Mendeleev	1834–1907	Russian	Mendelevium	Md	101
Nobel, Alfred !Alfred Nobel	1833–1896	Swedish	Nobelium	No	102
Lawrence, Ernest !Ernest Lawrence	1901–1958	American	Lawrencium	Lr	103
Rutherford, Ernest !Ernest Rutherford	1871–1937	New Zealander-English	Rutherfordium	Rf	104
Seaborg, Glenn T. !Glenn T. Seaborg	1912–1999	American	Seaborgium	Sg	106
Bohr, Niels !Niels Bohr	1885–1962	Danish	Bohrium	Bh	107
Meitner, Lise !Lise Meitner	1878–1968	Austrian-Swedish	Meitnerium	Mt	109
Röntgen, Wilhelm !Wilhelm Röntgen	1845–1923	German	Roentgenium	Rg	111
Copernicus, Nicolaus !Nicolaus Copernicus	1473–1543	Polish-German	Copernicium	Cn	112
Flyorov, Georgy !Georgy Flyorov	1913–1990	Soviet	Flerovium	Fl	114

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Always considered	Curium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium Rutherfordium Seaborgium Bohrium Meitnerium Roentgenium Copernicium

Indirectly	Flerovium via Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Gadolinium via mineral gadolinite Samarium via mineral samarskite

Speculated	Gallium

See also: Chemical elements named after places · after astronomical objects

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