Nils Johan Berlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nils Johan Berlin

Swedish Chemist

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1812

Place of Birth: Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1891

Profession: physician, politician, pharmacist, chemist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Nils Johan Berlin (Nils Johannes Berlin) (18 February 1812 – 27 December 1891) was a Swedish chemist and physician, who held various professorships at the University of Lund from 1843 to 1864.
Berlin was the first chemist who took the initiative to write a textbook for elementary science.
He also studied the newly-discovered rare earths, separating yttrium and erbium. Berlin was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1844 onwards. The mineral Berlinite (AlPO4) is named after him.