About Henrik Teofilus Scheffer
Lived 1710 – 1759 (aged 48). Henrik Teofilus Scheffer was a Swedish chemist.
Henrik Teofilus Scheffer (December 28, 1710 – August 10, 1759) was a Swedish chemist notable for his contribution to the discovery of platinum.
He was the son of (secretary of the Swedish Board of Mines) and Gustafviana Sofia Ehrenstierna and was born in Stockholm. Scheffer was raised by his uncle after his parents died. Scheffer was the grandson of scholar Johannes Schefferus and cousin of Counts Carl Fredrik and .
Scheffer studied at Uppsala University from 1725 to 1731, studying mathematics under Anders Celsius. (published by Torbern Bergman 1775, third edition 1796) was of considerable importance for the study of chemistry in Sweden.
Scheffer married Ulrika Maria Clerck in 1737. He died in Stockholm in 1759.
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Swedish chemist (1710–1759)
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Henrik Teofilus Scheffer was born on 28 December 1710 in Stockholm.
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Henrik Teofilus Scheffer died on 10 August 1759.
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Henrik Teofilus Scheffer was a chemist.
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Henrik Teofilus Scheffer was Swedish.
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