Carl gustaf mosander biography of williams
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Carl gustaf mosander biography of williams
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Swedish chemist
Carl Gustaf Mosander (10 September 1797 – 15 October 1858) was a Swedishchemist. He discovered the rare earth elementslanthanum, erbium and terbium.
Early life and education
Born in Kalmar, Mosander attended school there until he moved to Stockholm with his mother in 1809. In Stockholm, he became an apprentice at the Ugglan pharmacy. He took his pharmacy examination in 1817, but had an interest in medicine and joined the Karolinska Institute in 1820.
He passed his medical examination in 1825.[1]: 38 He worked in the laboratory of Jöns Jakob Berzelius and became a close friend of fellow student Friedrich Wöhler.[1]: 38
Career
In 1832 Jöns Jakob Berzelius retired in favor of Mosander, his student, who succeeded him as professor of chemistry and pharmacy in the Karolinska Institute.[1]: 38 From 1845 Mosander was also a professor at and inspe