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Sir William Ramsay

Ramsay, Sir William (1852–1916), British chemist awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of helium, codiscovery (with Lord Rayleigh) of argon, and codiscovery (with Morris Travers) of krypton, neon, and xenon.

See also: Chemistry; Helium.

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