Johan August Arfwedson
Swedish chemist
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Johan August Arfwedson was a Swedish chemist who discovered the chemical element lithium in 1817 by isolating it as a salt. Wikipedia
Born: January 12, 1792, Skagersholm herrgård, Sweden
Died: October 28, 1841 (age 49 years), Hedensö, Sweden
Discovered: Lithium
Parents: Anna Elisabet Holterman
Education: Uppsala University
Nationality: Swedish