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Carl Gustaf Mosander (10 September 1797 – 15 October 1858) was a Swedish chemist. He discovered the rare earth elements lanthanum, erbium and terbium.
Sep 6, 2024 · Carl Gustaf Mosander (born Sept. 10, 1797, Kalmar, Swed.—died Oct. 15, 1858, Angsholmen) was a Swedish chemist whose work revealed the existence of numerous rare-earth elements with closely similar chemical properties.
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May 23, 2018 · Mosander, Carl Gustaf (1797-1858) Swedish chemist. In a large part, credit for unraveling the complex nature of the rare Earth elements goes to Carl Gustaf Mosander. Mosander was born in Kalmar, Sweden, on September 10, 1797. He was educated as a physician and pharmacist and served as an army surgeon for many years.
(1797–1858) Swedish chemist. Born at Kalmar in Sweden, Mosander started his career as a physician and became Jöns Berzelius's assistant after a time in the army. He became curator of minerals at the Royal Academy of Science in Stockholm before succeeding Berzelius as secretary.
Jan 24, 2019 · In the nineteenth century pantheon of Swedish chemists, Carl Gustaf Mosander was second only to his legendary mentor Jacob Berzelius. After completing his studies, Mosander worked as a...
- Brett F. Thornton, Shawn C. Burdette
- 2019
Jan 24, 2017 · In 1838, Swedish chemist Carl Mosander isolated lanthanum, a new metal that had been hiding in Berzelius' cerium since 1803 1. Two years later, he found yet another metal in cerium — this third...
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Carl Gustaf Mosander’s discoveries of lanthanum and didym in ceria and of erbium and terbium in yttria were communicated in a paper read at the 13th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held at Cork, Ireland, August 17–23, 1843.
