Elhuyar (y De Suvisa), Fausto (d')

Spanish chemist and mineralogist who in partnership with his brother Juan Jos� was the first to isolate tungsten, or wolfram (1783), though not the first to recognize its elemental nature. After teaching at Vergara, in Spain (1781 - 85), Fausto accompanied his brother to several European colleges, including the Freiberg (Saxony) School of Mining and the