Bengt Andersson Qvist

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(1726-10-21)21 October 1726
Died20 December 1792(1792-12-20) (aged 63)
Known forimprovement of steel making in Sweden

In 1769, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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