Arvid Högbom

Arvid Gustaf Högbom (1857–1940) was a Swedish geologist. He was a professor of mineralogy and geology at Uppsala University.

He was appointed lecturer at Uppsala in 1885. In 1891 he joined the staff of the Stockholm University, but returned to Uppsala University in 1896 as professor of geology and mineralogy, occupying the chair until his retirement in 1922.

He coined the term Subjotnian in 1910. Högbomite (later renamed to magnesiohögbomite-2N2S), högbomite group, högbomite supergroup was named in his honour.

He is credited with having made the first ever estimate of the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from the combustion of fossil fuels.