Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius was a Swedish chemist. In general, he is considered the last person to know the whole field of chemistry. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of... Wikipedia
Born: August 20, 1779, Väversunda, Sweden
Died: August 7, 1848 (age 68 years), Stockholm, Sweden
Siblings: Flora Berzelius
Parents: Elizabeth Dorothea Sjösteen and Samuel Berzelius
Education: Uppsala University and Katedralskolan, Linköping
Spouse: Elisabeth Poppius (m. 1835–1848)