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Bengt Andersson Qvist

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Bengt Andersson Qvist
Born(1729-10-21)21 October 1729
Died20 December 1792(1792-12-20) (aged 63)
Known forimprovement 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

  1. ^ "Bengt Andersson Qvist".
  2. ^ The Scandinavian economic history review, Band 8-10. 1960. p. 83.
  3. ^ Chris Evans; Göran Rydén. "The Enlightenment, Industrial Development and the Industrial Enlightenment – Questions about a Useful Knowledge in Iron Making" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)