Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Born	(1763-05-16)16 May 1763 Saint-André-d'Hébertot, Normandy, France
Died	14 November 1829(1829-11-14) (aged 66) Saint-André-d'Hébertot, Normandy, France
Known for	Beryllium Chromium Asparagine
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Doctoral advisor	Antoine Francois de Fourcroy
Doctoral students	Friedrich Stromeyer Louis Thénard

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin FRS(For) HFRSE (16 May 1763 – 14 November 1829) was a French pharmacist and chemist. He was the discoverer of both chromium and beryllium.