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Axel Fredrik Cronstedt

Swedish mineralogist and chemist (1722-1765)

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Lived 1722–1765, aged 43Sweden
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    1722–1765
    Aged 43
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Updated 2026-06-21

Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt 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.

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