Nils Gabriel Sefström

Nils Gabriel Sefström
Born(1787-06-02)2 June 1787
Ilsbo, Hälsingland, Sweden
Died30 November 1845(1845-11-30) (aged 58)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Known forRediscovery of vanadium
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorJöns Jakob Berzelius

Nils Gabriel Sefström (2 June 1787 – 30 November 1845) was a Swedish chemist and metallurgist. A protégé of Jöns Jakob Berzelius, he rediscovered the element vanadium in 1830 while investigating the brittleness of steel.

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