Bengt Andersson Qvist
Bengt Andersson Qvist | |
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Born | 21 October 1729 |
Died |
20 December 1792 63) Stockholm, Sweden | (aged
Known for | improvement of steel making in Sweden |
Bengt Andersson Qvist (sometimes Benct Qvist or Bengt Quist (21 October 1729 – 14 October 1799) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist.[1] He was assistant of Sven Rinman[2] and after a visit to steel plants in Britain he built a demonstration plant in Sweden.[3]
In 1769, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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