AXEL FREDRIK CRONSTEDT

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 12/23/1722     Death: 8/19/1765

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt was a Swedish mineralogist and chemist who discovered the element nickel in 1751 as a mining expert with the Bureau of Mines. Cronstedt is considered a founder of modern mineralogy, 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.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt was intellectually unique for his groundbreaking discovery of the element nickel in 1751, which significantly expanded the understanding of chemistry at the time. Additionally, his contributions to modern mineralogy through the introduction of the blowpipe as a tool for mineralogists and the organization of the mineral kingdom based on chemical analysis in his book Försök til mineralogie, eller mineral-rikets upställning solidified his legacy as a key figure in the field of mineralogy and chemistry.

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