Albert Ghiorso (b. July 15, 1915, Vallejo, Calif.?d. December 26, 2010), American nuclear scientist and co-discoverer of twelve chemical elements on the periodic table. He worked at the Ernest O. Lawrence National Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley.
From the description of Ghiorso, Albert, 1915-2010 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10601141