Bengt Andersson Qvist

Bengt Andersson Qvist
Bengt Andersson Qvist
Born	21 October 1726
Died	20 December 1792 (aged 63); Stockholm, Sweden
Known for	improvement of steel making in Sweden

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]

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

References

"Benct Qvist Andersson - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
"Bengt Andersson Qvist". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
The Scandinavian economic history review, Band 8-10. 1960. p. 83.
Chris Evans; Göran Rydén. "The Enlightenment, Industrial Development and the Industrial Enlightenment – Questions about a Useful Knowledge in Iron Making" (PDF).

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[1] "Benct Qvist Andersson - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2018-10-14.

[2] "Bengt Andersson Qvist". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.

[3] The Scandinavian economic history review, Band 8-10. 1960. p. 83.

[4] Chris Evans; Göran Rydén. "The Enlightenment, Industrial Development and the Industrial Enlightenment – Questions about a Useful Knowledge in Iron Making" (PDF).