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Tantalum Summary (2768 words) |
 | The distinction between the two elements was made in 1802 by the Swedish chemist and mineralogist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767-1813). |
| Ekeberg suggested the name tantalum for the element in honor of the Greek god Tantalus, a son of Zeus. |
| Tantalum (Greek Tantalus, mythological character) was discovered in Sweden in 1802 by Anders Ekeberg and isolated in 1820 by Jöns Berzelius. |
| Ruth Benedict (221 words) |
| TABLE OF Anders Gustaf Ekeberg was born in Sweden on January 16, 1767. |
| Gustaf Ekeberg was an artist and a poet. |
| Gustaf was weak and often sick during much of his life. |
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