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Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand

Swedish Chemist

Died when: 71 years 16 days (852 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand

Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand (20 October 1826 – 5 November 1897) was a Swedish mineralogist and chemist.He was a professor at the University of Lund from 1862-1895, where he isolated the element niobium in 1864.

He developed an early version of the periodic table and made advances in understanding the chemistry of coordination compounds.Blomstrand published textbooks in chemistry and was well-known internationally for his scientific contributions.

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