Wollaston

American

[wool-uh-stuhn] / ˈwʊl ə stən /

noun

William Hyde, 1766–1828, English chemist and physicist.

Wollaston Scientific

/ wl′ə-stən /

British chemist and physicist who discovered the elements palladium (1803) and rhodium (1804). In 1805 he devised a process for producing malleable platinum that could be used to make various utensils and apparatus. Wollaston was also one of the first scientists to realize that the arrangement of atoms in a molecule must be three-dimensional.

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New Zealand sprinter Ally Wollaston powered to her third World Tour win of the season to claim back-to-back victories in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

"It's really special to hang on to the leader's jersey for two days in a row and I'll give everything to hang on to it," Wollaston said.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Baby Basics, based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, provides starter packs full of essential items including nappies and clothes.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

With her country needing a rider on Friday in the 4,000-meter team pursuit after Ally Wollaston broke her wrist at the Tour de France Femmes, Andrews agreed to step in.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2022

You have made peace between powers that were never at Enmity....In short, the mighty defunct Potentates of Mount Wollaston and Monticello by your sorceries...are again in being.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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