Lars Fredrik Nilson

Lars Fredrik Nilson

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name = Lars Fredrik Nilson


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caption = Lars Fredrik Nilson
birth_date = birth date|1840|5|27
birth_place = Skönberga , Sweden
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death_date = death date and age|1899|5|14|1840|5|27
death_place = Stockholm, Sweden
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work_institution = Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
alma_mater = Uppsala University
doctoral_advisor = Lars Svanberg
doctoral_students =
known_for = Discovery of scandium
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Lars Fredrik Nilson (May 14, 1840 – May 27, 1899) was a Swedish chemist who discovered scandium in 1879.

Life and work

Nilson was born in Skönberga parish in Östergötland, Sweden. His father, Nikolaus, was a farmer. The family moved to Gotland when Lars Fredrik was young. After graduating from school, Lars Fredrik enrolled at Uppsala University, and there he studied the natural sciences. His talent for chemistry drew attention from chemistry professor Lars Svanberg, who was a former student of Jöns Jakob Berzelius.cite web | url = http://runeberg.org/svkemtid/1899/0147.html | title = Lars Fredrik Nilson | publisher = Svensk Kemisk Tidskrift (1889)]

In 1874 Nilson became associate professor of chemistry, and from then on he could devote more time to research. While working on rare earths, in 1879 he discovered scandium. During this time he also studied the gas density of metals which made it possible to determine the valence of various metals.Svensk Kemisk Tidskrift (1889)]

In 1882 he became director of the chemistry research department of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. His research partially took a new direction from then on. He conducted studies on cow milk and various fodder plants.Svensk Kemisk Tidskrift (1889)]

Nilson was a member of several academies and got several awards, including the Order of the Polar Star.Svensk Kemisk Tidskrift (1889)]

References

Further reading

* [http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Chem-History/Disc-of-Scandium.html English translation]

* cite journal | title = Sur le poids atomique et sur quelques sels caractéristiques du scandium
url = | journal = Comptes Rendus | author = Nilson, Lars Fredrik | volume = 91 | year =1880 | pages = 118 – 121 [http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Chem-History/Disc-of-Scandium.html English translation]

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