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Aug 06, 1905 Seeland, canton of Bern, Switzerland Died on 01 Apr 1992 (aged 86)
Swiss chemist (1905-1992)
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About Walter Minder
- Walter Minder (August 6, 1905 – April 1, 1992) was a Swiss mineralogist and chemist.
- He together with Alice Leigh-Smith announced the discovery of element 85 (now called astatine) in 1940 and 1942.
- He proposed the name helvetium in 1940 and anglohelvetium in 1942 for the new element.
- Later it was proven that in fact he had not discovered element 85.
