Titlebook: Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Torbern Bergman; The Science, Lives a Anders Lennartson Book 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 Discovery of

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Introduction,Torbern Bergman and Carl Wilhelm Scheele were among the most successful chemists of their time—a short period of about 15 years in the 1770s and 1780s. They both died young at the peak of their careers.

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Bergman and Scheele: Childhoods,Torbern Olof Bergman was born on March 20, 1735. As Sweden used the older Julian calendar until February 1753, Bergman’s birthday was March 9 by that calendar. He was born on the Katrineberg royal residence.

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The Two Men,This chapter attempts to paint the picture of the two main characters of the book—Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Torbern Bergman. From the scattered information available via letters and early biographies, we can get at least some idea on their personal characters.

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,Bergman’s Early Scientific Career,On November 29, 1758, less than half a year after receiving his master’s degree, Bergman presided over his first own dissertation.

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Bergman, Scheele and the Royal Academy of Sciences,An important step in Bergman’s career was his election as member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien) in Stockholm.

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,Bergman’s Geological Work,Aged 30, Bergman found a new interest in geology and the development of the Earth. Bergman’s role as a geologist was first examined in 1900 by John Lindquist in his Ph.D. thesis [.] and later by Hollis D Hedberg [.] and Tore Frängsmyr [.].

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Bergman Becomes a Chemist,Sweden has a long tradition of mining, and copper mined in the Falun copper mine was vital for financing Sweden’s extensive participation in, for example, the Thirty Years’ War.

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Scheele Moves to Stockholm,In 1768, after 2 years in Malmö, Scheele, now aged 25, moved to Stockholm and the Raven pharmacy