Peter Jacob Hjelm
Peter Jacob Hjelm | |
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| Born | October 2, 1746 |
| Died | October 7, 1813 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala, |
Peter Jacob Hjelm was a Swedish chemist and the first person to isolate Molybdenum in 1781, four years after its discovery.[1]
Life
After his studies at the University of Uppsala he received his Ph.D He became professor at the Mining academy and in 1782 he became head of the Royal Mint. From 1784 on he was head of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His last position was at the laboratory of the Ministry of Mining.
References
- ^ P. J. Hjelm (1788). "Versuche mit Molybdäna, und Reduction der selben Erde" ([dead link] – Scholar search). svenska vetensk. Academ. Handlingar. 49: 268.
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- Short biography (french)
- Christoph Friedrich (1989). "Deutsch-schwedische Wissenschaftsbeziehungen an der Universität Greifswald zwischen 1770 und 1850 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Chemie und Pharmazie". Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 12 (3): 177–192. doi:10.1002/bewi.19890120307.
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