Who was Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran?

Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran was the chemist who discovered gallium, samarium, and dysprosium.

Boisbaudran began his chemistry career in the comfort of his own home. Thanks to the laboratory equipment his uncle gave him, Boisbaudran began to experiment. His interest led him to study chemistry and physics during which time he also worked for his family business and did so successfully. With this professional success, Boisbaudran could focus on his passion: science.

With spectroscopic experimentation, essentially experimentation determining interactions between matter and radiation, Boisbaudran conducted various experiences on elements he accessed and, eventually, discovered gallium, samarium, and dysprosium.