Bengt Andersson Qvist (sometimes Benct Qvist or Bengt Quist (21 October 1726 – 14 October 1799[1]) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist.[2] He was assistant of Sven Rinman[3] and after a visit to steel plants in Britain he built a demonstration plant in Sweden.[4]
Bengt Andersson Qvist | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1726 |
| Died | 20 December 1792 (aged 63) |
| Known for | improvement of steel making in Sweden |
In 1769, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
References
edit- ^ "Benct Qvist Andersson - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "Bengt Andersson Qvist". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ The Scandinavian economic history review, Band 8-10. 1960. p. 83.
- ^ 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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