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William Gregor
William Gregor (1761-1817)
Born(1761-12-25)25 December 1761
Trewarthenick, Cornwall
Died11 June 1817(1817-06-11) (aged 55)
Creed, Cornwall, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materBristol Grammar School then St John's College, Cambridge
Known forTitanium
Scientific career
FieldsMineralogy

William Gregor (25 December 1761 – 11 June 1817) was an English clergyman and mineralogist who discovered the elemental metal titanium.

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