Lars Fredrik Svanberg
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Lars Fredrik Svanberg (1805–1878) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist.
Life
He was born on 13 May 1805 in Stockholm, Sweden.
He was the son of Jöns Svanberg.
He has been married twice. In 1836, he got married to Augusta Roth and in 1859 to Baroness Frederica Augusta Stiernstedt.
He died on 16 July 1878 in Uppsala, Sweden.
Career
He was a student of Jons Jacob Berzelius.
From 1853 to 1874, he was the professor of chemistry at Uppsala University.
In 1839, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
He also had a successful military career. He eventually reached the rank of lieutenant.
Honours
The mineral Svanbergite is named after him.
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