Image by ventu_99 on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Torbern Bergman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Torbern Olof Bergman, Torbern Olof Bergmann, Olaf Torbern Bergman
Swedish chemist
OverviewAI-generated
Torbern Olof Bergman (1735–1784) was a Swedish chemist, university teacher, entomologist, and mineralogist. Born in Mariestad Municipality, he studied at Uppsala University, where he later served as a professor. His academic work focused on analytical chemistry, and he was influenced by Carl Linnaeus. Bergman taught notable students including Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Johan Afzelius, Johan Gadolin, and Johan Gottlieb Gahn.
He was a member of several prestigious institutions, including the Royal Society, the Academy of Science for Public Utility, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. In recognition of his contributions, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and his work is recognized in the Royal Society collection. Bergman spoke Swedish and Latin. He died of a stroke in 1784.
Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Born
- Torbern Olof Bergman , ( 1735-03-20 ) 20 March 1735, Katrineberg, Låstad parish, Sweden
- Died
- 8 July 1784 (1784-07-08) (aged 49), Medevi , Sweden
- Alma mater
- University of Uppsala
- Known for
- Chemical affinity tables
- Spouse
- Margareta Catharina Trast
- Fields
- Chemist and mineralogist
- Institutions
- University of Uppsala
- Doctoral advisor
- Bengt Ferrner
- Doctoral students
- Johann Afzelius
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Olof
- Family name
- Bergman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupation
- mineralogist
- Employer
- Uppsala University
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Academic degree
- professor
- Doctoral student
- Johan Gadolin
- Field of work
- analytical chemistry
- Image
- Torbern Olof Bergman.jpg
- Residence
- Sweden
Show 9 more facts
- Commons category
- Torbern Olof Bergman
- date of birth
- 1735-03-20
- date of death
- 1784-07-08
- student
- Johan Afzelius
- cause of death
- stroke
- influenced by
- Carl Linnaeus
- P8168
- Fritz Tarnow
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~5 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Torbern Olof Bergman (KVO) (20 March 1735 – 8 July 1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions, containing the largest chemical affinity tables ever published. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C, etc., system of notation for chemical species.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Torbern Bergman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.