Mineralogists Mineralogists Anders Jahan Retzius ( October 3, 1742 - October 6, 1821) was a Swedish chemist, botanist and entomologist born in Kristianstad on October 3, 1742. He matriculated at Lund University in 1758, where he graduated as a filosofie magister in 1766. He also trained as an apothecary apprentice. He reveived the position of docent of chemistry at Lund in 1766, of natural history in 1767. He became extraordinary professor of natural history in 1777, and thereafter held various chairs of natural history, economy and chemistry until his retitrement in 1812. He died in Stockholm on October 6, 1821. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anders Jahan Retzius"
Sigmund Zois (Žiga Zois) ( 23 November 1747 in Triest - 10 November 1819 in Ljubljana) studied natural sciences with Gabriel Gruber and Joseph Maffei in Ljubljana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein"
József Szabó von Szentmiklós ( March 14, 1822 – April 12, 1894), Hungarian geologist, was born at Kalocsa. ...more on Wikipedia about "József Szabó von Szentmiklós"
Juan José Elhuyar y de Suvisa ( June 15, 1754 – September 20, 1796) was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, the joint discoverer of tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783. ...more on Wikipedia about "Juan José Elhuyar"
Peter Woulfe ( 1727? – 1803) was an Irish chemist and mineralogist who first had the idea that wolframite might contain a previously undiscovered element. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peter Woulfe"
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist born November 10, 1851 in Oslo, Norway, then called Christiania, and died February 17, 1940 in Oslo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waldemar Christofer Brøgger"
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