Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt | |
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| Born | 23 December 1722 |
| Died | 19 August 1765 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | nickel tungsten |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry Mineralogy |
Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (/kroonstet/ 23 December 1722 – 19 August 1765) was a Swedish mineralogist and chemist who discovered the element nickel in 1751 as a mining expert with the Bureau of Mines. Cronstedt is considered a founder of modern mineralogy, for introducing the blowpipe as a tool for mineralogists, and for proposing that the mineral kingdom be organized on the basis of chemical analysis in his book Försök til mineralogie, eller mineral-rikets upställning (“An attempt at mineralogy or arrangement of the Mineral Kingdom”, 1758).