Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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a Swedish chemist considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry.
Born
20 August 1779 Väversunda, Östergötland, Sweden
Died
7 August 1848 (aged 68) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality
Swedish
Known for
Atomic weights Chemical notation catalysis Silicon Selenium Thorium Cerium
Fields
Chemistry
Alma mater
Uppsala University
Awards
Copley medal (1836)
Institutions
Karolinska Institute
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Sweden
Doctoral advisor
Johann Afzelius
Doctoral students
James Finlay Weir Johnston Heinrich Rose Friedrich Wöhler
era
1800+