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Johan August Arfwedson

Johan August Arfwedson
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Johan August Arfwedson was a Swedish chemist who discovered the chemical element lithium in 1817 by isolating it as a salt.

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  1. Anne Isabella ByronMay 17, 1792 – May 16, 1860
  2. Johan August Arfwedson (this page)January 4, 1792 – October 28, 1841
  3. Johann Georg Christian LehmannFebruary 25, 1792 – February 12, 1860
  4. John Frederick William HerschelMarch 7, 1792 – May 11, 1871
  5. Nikolai Ivanovich LobachevskyNovember 20, 1792 – February 12, 1856
  6. Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachMay 30, 1792 – July 21, 1862

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