Dirk Coster

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Dirk Coster was a Dutch physicist best known for co-discovering the element hafnium and for his contributions to atomic and X-ray spectroscopy.

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instanceOf Dutch physicist
human
physicist
associatedWith Niels Bohr Institute NERFINISHED
birthCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
birthPlace Alkmaar NERFINISHED
co-discovered hafnium NERFINISHED
co-discoveredWith George de Hevesy NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith George de Hevesy NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
deathPlace Groningen NERFINISHED
discoveredElementIn Copenhagen NERFINISHED
discoveryMethod X-ray spectroscopy NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Groningen NERFINISHED
elementDiscovered hafnium NERFINISHED
employer University of Groningen NERFINISHED
era 20th-century physics
familyName Coster NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork X-ray spectroscopy NERFINISHED
atomic physics
physics
givenName Dirk NERFINISHED
hasElementNamedContext hafnium named after Hafnia (Latin name for Copenhagen)
influencedBy Niels Bohr NERFINISHED
knownFor co-discovery of hafnium
work in X-ray spectroscopy
work in atomic spectroscopy
languageSpoken Dutch
English
German
memberOf Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED
name Dirk Coster NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableWork identification of element 72 (hafnium) in zirconium minerals
positionHeld professor of physics
residence Copenhagen NERFINISHED
Groningen NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
studied X-ray emission spectra
atomic structure
usedTechnique X-ray spectral analysis
workLocation University of Groningen NERFINISHED

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