| Dirk Coster |
| October 5th 1889 - February 12th 1950 |
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| A Dutch physicist. He held the post of Professor of Physics and Metrology at Copenhagen University. In 1923 he discovered hafnium along with George Charles de Hevesey, by means of X-ray spectroscopic analysis of zirconium ore. The discovery took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. |