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Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
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Swedish chemist
Key facts
- Born
- 16 January 1767, Stockholm , Sweden
- Died
- 11 February 1813 (1813-02-11) (aged 46), Uppsala , Sweden
- Known for
- tantalum
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Hedvig Eleonora parish
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Uppsala University
- Employer
- Uppsala University
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Anders Gustaf Ekeberg.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1767-01-15
- date of death
- 1813-02-11
- member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- place of burial
- Uppsala Old Cemetery
- Commons category
- Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
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Encyclopedic overview
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (16 January 1767 in Stockholm, Sweden – 11 February 1813 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish analytical chemist who discovered tantalum in 1802. Notably, he was deaf.
Education
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