Claude Auguste Lamy (French: [klod ogyst lami]; 15 June 1820 – 20 March 1878) was a French chemist who discovered the element thallium independently from William Crookes in 1862.^[1][2]

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Claude Auguste Lamy
Born	(1820-06-15)15 June 1820 Ney, Jura, France
Died	20 March 1878(1878-03-20) (aged 57) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure
Known for	discovery of thallium
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Lille École centrale de Lille University of Limoges University of Paris École Centrale Paris

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Lamy was born in the commune of Ney in the department of Jura, France in 1820. He studied at the École Normale Supérieure, Paris. After he graduated from University in 1842 he became a teacher at Lille then at Limoges and again in Lille. In 1851 he received his Ph.D. In 1854 he became a professor at the faculty of sciences of Lille (Université Lille Nord de France). He taught at École des arts industriels et des mines (École centrale de Lille). In 1866 he changed to the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (École centrale de Paris). Lamy died in 1878.^[3]