Bengt Andersson Qvist (sometimes Benct Qvist or Bengt Quist (21 October 1726 – 14 October 1799) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist. He was assistant of

Sven Rinman Sven Rinman (23 June (N.S)/12 June (O.S) 1720 – 20 December 1792) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who discovered the pigment cobalt green, sometimes also called Rinman's green. He had a great influence on mining and the steel produc ...

and after a visit to steel plants in Britain he built a demonstration plant in Sweden. In 1769, he was elected a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting nat ...

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1726 births 1799 deaths Swedish chemists Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 18th-century Swedish chemists {{Sweden-scientist-stub