Axel Gadolin
Axel Vilhelmovich Gadolin | |
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Аксель Вильгельмович Гадолин | |
| Born | June 12, 1828 Somero, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | December 15, 1892 (aged 64) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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| Allegiance | Imperial Russia |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Rank | Lieutenant General 1876 |
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| Spouse(s) | Fanny Elisabeth von Wendt (1847–1924) |
| Known for | Deriving the 32 crystallographic point groups using stereographic projection |
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| Fields | Mineralogy, crystallography |
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Axel Vilhelmovich Gadolin (Russian: Аксель Вильгельмович Гадолин; 12 June 1828 – 15 December 1892) was a Finnish/Russian lieutenant general, and also a scientist in the field of artillery, metallurgy, mineralogy and crystallography. Gadolin was a professor at the Mikhailov Artillery Academy and the Saint Petersburg Institute of Technology, doctor of mineralogy from Saint Petersburg University, and academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the Lomonosov Prize in 1868 for his work on crystallographic point groups.