Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
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Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (/kroonstet/ 23 December 1722 – 19 August 1765) was a Swedish mineralogist and chemist who discovered the element nickel in 1751[3][4][5] as a mining expert with the Bureau of Mines.[3] Cronstedt is considered a founder of modern mineralogy,[6] for introducing the blowpipe as a tool for mineralogists, and for proposing that the mineral kingdom be organized on the basis of chemical analysis in his book Försök til mineralogie, eller mineral-rikets upställning (“An attempt at mineralogy or arrangement of the Mineral Kingdom”, 1758).
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Axel Fredrik Cronstedt | |
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Born | (1722-12-23)23 December 1722 |
Died | 19 August 1765(1765-08-19) (aged 42) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Known for | nickel tungsten |
Scientific career | |
Fields | chemistry Mineralogy |
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