Axel Fredrik Cronstedt

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Axel Fredrik Cronstedt was an 18th-century Swedish mineralogist and chemist best known for identifying and naming the chemical element nickel.

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Axel Fredrik Cronstedt canonical 2
Cronstedt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish person ⓘ
chemist ⓘ
human ⓘ
mineralogist ⓘ
burialPlace Ludgo Church ⓘ
Södermanland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1722-12-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1765-08-19 ⓘ
described nickel as a distinct element in 1751 ⓘ
discovered nickel ⓘ
educatedAt Uppsala University ⓘ
employer Swedish Board of Mines ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName Cronstedt ⓘ
fieldOfWork chemistry ⓘ
mineralogy ⓘ
givenName Axel ⓘ
hasDiscipline analytical chemistry ⓘ
geology ⓘ
hasNameInNativeLanguage Axel Fredrik Cronstedt ⓘ
hasNationality Swedish ⓘ
hasWork systematic description of Swedish mineral resources ⓘ
honouredIn mineral cronstedtite ⓘ
influencedBy Georg Brandt ⓘ
knownFor identifying the chemical element nickel ⓘ
naming the chemical element nickel ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Swedish ⓘ
memberOf Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
nativeLanguage Swedish ⓘ
notableAchievement developed classification of minerals based on chemical composition ⓘ
early use of blowpipe analysis in mineralogy ⓘ
notableIdea chemical classification of minerals ⓘ
notableWork discovery of nickel ⓘ
occupation chemist ⓘ
mineralogist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stensjö manor ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Uppland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Skeppsta ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Södermanland ⓘ
publication Försök til mineralogie eller mineralrikets upställning ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studiedUnder Georg Brandt ⓘ
workLocation Sweden ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nickel → discoveredBy → Axel Fredrik Cronstedt ⓘ
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt → familyName → Cronstedt ⓘ
linked to: Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt → hasNameInNativeLanguage → Axel Fredrik Cronstedt ⓘ