Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Jöns Jacob Berzelius was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry. Berzelius became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1808 and served from 1818 as its principal functionary.

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Who was born first?

• Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born 1 year after Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
• Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born 1 year before Mary Somerville
• Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born 1 year before Thomas Chalmers
• Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born 1 year before Heinrich Christian Schumacher
• Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born 1 year before Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

Timeline

1. Joseph Louis Gay-LussacDecember 6, 1778 – May 9, 1850
2. Jöns Jacob Berzelius (this page)August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848
3. Heinrich Christian SchumacherSeptember 3, 1780 – December 28, 1850
4. Johann Wolfgang DöbereinerDecember 13, 1780 – March 24, 1849
5. Mary SomervilleDecember 26, 1780 – November 1872
6. Thomas ChalmersMarch 17, 1780 – May 31, 1847

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716