Georg Brandt (26 June 1694 – 29 April 1768) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who discovered cobalt (c. 1735). He was the first person to discover a metal unknown in ancient times. He is also known for exposing fraudulent alchemists operating during his lifetime.
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26 June 1694 Riddarhyttan
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Died |
29 April 1768 (aged 73) Stockholm
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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