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Carl Gustaf Mosander

Swedish chemist and mineralogist (1797–1858)
Person human Q468316

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
September 10, 1797
Date of death
October 15, 1858
Place of birth
Kalmar
Place of death
Lovö church parish
Country of citizenship
Sweden[11]
Occupation
chemist, pharmacologist, mineralogist, Pharmazeut
Employer
Karolinska Institutet[13]
Field of work
chemistry[12]
Educated at
Karolinska Institutet[14]
Father
Isak Mosander[9]
Child
Hulda Elizabeth Constance Mosander[10]
Doctoral advisor
Jöns Jacob Berzelius[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[25]
Described by source
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography[24]
Family name
Mosander[21]
Given name
Carl Gustaf, Charles[22][23]
Interested in
mineralogy[26]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry[16][17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carl Gustaf Mosander en Charles Gustavus Mosander ar موساندر ar كارل جوستاف موساندر de Carl Mosander de Carl Gustaf Mosander de Carl Gustav Mosander de Karl Mosander es Carl Gustav Mosander fa کارل گوستاف موساندر fr Carl Gustav Mosander he קרל גוסטף מוסנדר ja カール・グスタフ・モサンデル ja カール・モサンダー nl Charles Gustavus Mosander pl Karl Gustav Mosander pt Carl Gustav Mosander pt Carl Mosander pt Mosander ro Karl Mosander
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000053936399
VIAF cluster ID
59865804
GND ID
117603961
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mosander Carl Gustav bw.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
70639
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
178611
Alvin ID
alvin-person:2994
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151060844
BabelNet ID
00016094n
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
mosander-carl-gustav
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01089175
De Agostini ID
Mosander,+Carl+Gustaf
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117603961
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID
9518
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
153889
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Carl-Gustaf-Mosander
Freebase ID
/m/03g19_
Geni.com profile ID
6000000069638191257
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
carl-gustaf-mosander
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0044536
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Carl_Gustaf_Mosander
Interlingual Index ID
i96328
Lex ID
Carl_Gustaf_Mosander
Libris-URI
xv8cgkzg152n36s
NE.se ID
carl-gustaf-mosander
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/C73962A4-90BC-46B9-ABEE-A31E624648B0
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3943665
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100211520
Prabook ID
2486335
Runeberg author ID
mosancar
SELIBR ID
273164
SNAC ARK ID
w6hd7tnq
The Peerage person ID
p27101.htm#i271008
Treccani ID
carl-gustaf-mosander
WikiTree person ID
Mosander-5
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11213240-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgRTBghD4xPfqmVjqj3cP

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🔗 Connections
← Discoverer or inventor 5
lanthanum, praseodymium, terbium, erbium, didymium
Member of 4
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
Country of citizenship 2
Sweden, Sweden
Field of work 2
chemistry, Chemistry
Occupation 2
chemist, pharmacologist
Described by source 1
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
Doctoral advisor 1
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Doctoral advisors 1
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Educated at 1
Karolinska Institutet
Employer 1
Karolinska Institutet
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
mineralogy
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Named after 1
mosandrite-(Ce)
Place of birth 1
Kalmar
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Per Teodor Cleve
← Facet of 1
Ytterby mine
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Summary

Carl Gustaf Mosander was born on September 10, 1797[1], in Kalmar[2]. He died on October 15, 1858[3], in Lovö church parish[4]. He worked as a chemist[5], pharmacologist[6], mineralogist[7], and Pharmazeut[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Carl Gustaf Mosander include mosandrite-(Ce)[27], a mineral species[28].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of lanthanum[29], a chemical element[30]; praseodymium[31], a chemical element[32]; erbium[33], a chemical element[34]; terbium[35], a chemical element[36]; and didymium[37], a misidentified chemical element[38]. Entities named for him include mosandrite-(Ce)[27], a mineral species[28].

FAQs

Where was Carl Gustaf Mosander born?

Carl Gustaf Mosander was born in Kalmar[2].

Where did Carl Gustaf Mosander die?

Carl Gustaf Mosander died in Lovö church parish[4].

Who were Carl Gustaf Mosander's parents?

Carl Gustaf Mosander's father was Isak Mosander[9].

What did Carl Gustaf Mosander do for work?

Carl Gustaf Mosander worked as a chemist[5], pharmacologist[6], mineralogist[7], and Pharmazeut[8].

Where did Carl Gustaf Mosander go to school?

Carl Gustaf Mosander was educated at Karolinska Institutet[14].

What did Carl Gustaf Mosander discover?

Carl Gustaf Mosander is credited as discoverer of lanthanum[29], praseodymium[31], erbium[33], and terbium[35].

Related Entities

chemistry Jöns Jacob Berzelius Karolinska Institutet mineralogy Per Teodor Cleve Sweden

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Nordisk familjebok, 2nd edition. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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