Nils Johan Berlin
Nils Johan Berlin | |
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| Born | 18 February 1812 Härnösand, Ångermanland, Sweden |
| Died | 27 December 1891 (aged 79) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry and medicine |
| Institutions | University of Lund |
| Doctoral advisor | Jöns Jacob Berzelius |
Nils Johan Berlin (Nils Johannes Berlin) (18 February 1812 – 27 December 1891) was a Swedish chemist and physician, who held various professorships at the University of Lund from 1843 to 1864. Berlin was the first chemist who took the initiative to write a textbook on elementary science, the purpose being to provide basic science education for the general public.
His chemistry research emphasized the study of minerals, especially the newly-discovered rare earths, having devised means of separating yttrium and erbium. The mineral berlinite (a type of aluminium phosphate) is named after him. Berlin became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1844.