Andrés Manuel del Rio
Andrés Manuel del Rio was born on November 10, 1764. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Andrés Manuel del Rio
Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández (10 November 1764 – 23 March 1849) was a Spanish scientist, naturalist and engineer who discovered compounds of vanadium in 1801. He proposed that the element be given the name panchromium, or later, erythronium, but his discovery was not credited at the time, and his names were not used.