origin of tellurium name
Tellurium was discovered by Franz Joseph Muller von Reichstein in 1783 at Romania. Origin of name: from the Latin word  tellus  meaning  earth . Tellurium was discovered in gold ores by Franz Joseph MÎ´ller von Reichenstein, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782.However tellurium was named by M. Klaproth, who isolated it in 1798, after he continued MÎ´ller von Reichenstein's work.ellurium was discovered in gold ores by Franz Joseph MÎ´ller von Reichenstein, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782. However tellurium was named by M. Klaproth, who isolated it in 1798, after he continued MÎ´ller von Reichenstein's work.