Bengt Andersson Qvist
Appearance
Bengt Andersson Qvist | |
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Born | 21 October 1729 |
Died | 20 December 1792 | (aged 63)
Known for | improvement of steel making in Sweden |
Bengt Andersson Qvist (sometimes Benct Qvist or Bengt Quist (21 October 1729 – 14 October 1799) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist.[1] He was assistant of Sven Rinman[2] and after a visit to steel plants in Britain he built a demonstration plant in Sweden.[3]
In 1769, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
References
- ^ "Bengt Andersson Qvist".
- ^ The Scandinavian economic history review, Band 8-10. 1960. p. 83.
- ^ Chris Evans; Göran Rydén. "The Enlightenment, Industrial Development and the Industrial Enlightenment – Questions about a Useful Knowledge in Iron Making" (PDF).
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