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Swedish chemist and mineralogist
Bengt Andersson Qvist
Born(1726-10-21)21 October 1726
Died20 December 1792(1792-12-20) (aged 63)
Stockholm, Sweden
Known forimprovement of steel making in Sweden

Bengt Andersson Qvist (sometimes Benct Qvist or Bengt Quist (21 October 1726 – 14 October 1799) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist. He was assistant of Sven Rinman and after a visit to steel plants in Britain he built a demonstration plant in Sweden.

In 1769, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

References

  1. "Benct Qvist Andersson - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  2. "Bengt Andersson Qvist". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  3. The Scandinavian economic history review, Band 8-10. 1960. p. 83.
  4. Chris Evans; Göran Rydén. "The Enlightenment, Industrial Development and the Industrial Enlightenment – Questions about a Useful Knowledge in Iron Making" (PDF).


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