Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 177 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 20,1779 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Vaversunda |
| Sweden | |
| Date of died | August 7,1848 |
| Died | Stockholm |
| Sweden | |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Discovered | Silicon |
| Thorium | |
| Selenium | |
| Cerium | |
| Job | Chemist |
| Education | Katedralskolan, Linköping |
| Uppsala universitet | |
| Books | The use of the blowpipe in chemistry and mineralogy |
| An attempt to establish a pure scientific system of mineralogy | |
| The Use of the Blowpipe in Chemical Analysis, and in the Examination of Minerals | |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Poppius |
| Parents | Elizabeth Dorothea Sjösteen |
| Samuel Berzelius | |
| Siblings | Flora Berzelius |
| Awards | Copley Medal |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 497637 |
Jöns Jacob Berzelius Life story
Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry. Berzelius became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1808 and served from 1818 as its principal functionary.