Torbern Bergman
Torbern Olaf (Olof) Bergman (KVO) (20 March 1735 – 8 July 1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions, containing the largest chemical affinity tables ever published. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C, etc., system of notation for chemical species.
Torbern Bergman | |
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Portrait by Ulrika Pasch | |
| Born | Torbern Olaf Bergman 20 March 1735 Katrineberg, Låstad parish, Sweden |
| Died | 8 July 1784 (aged 49) Medevi, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala |
| Known for | Chemical affinity tables |
| Spouse | Margareta Catharina Trast |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemist and mineralogist |
| Institutions | University of Uppsala |
| Doctoral advisor | Bengt Ferrner |
| Doctoral students | Johann Afzelius |
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