CHEMIST

Anders Gustaf Ekeberg

1767 - 1813

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Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (16 January 1767 in Stockholm, Sweden – 11 February 1813 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish analytical chemist who discovered tantalum in 1802. He was notably deaf. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anders Gustaf Ekeberg is the 310th most popular chemist (up from 338th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 303rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Swedish Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg ranks 310 out of 602. Before him are Antoine Baumé, Alexandre Brongniart, Kaoru Ishikawa, Kamala Sohonie, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein, and Andreas Libavius. After him are Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, William Henry, Fritz London, Anselme Payen, Smithson Tennant, and Aziz Sancar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg ranks 22. Before him are Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Andreas Hofer, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, Henri Christophe, Rama II of Siam, and Jean-Lambert Tallien. After him are Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Jacques Laffitte, and Alexis Bouvard. Among people deceased in 1813, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg ranks 18. Before him are Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Johann Baptist Wanhal, and Tecumseh. After him are Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Anton Graff, Rose Bertin, Giambattista Bodoni, Princess Augusta of Great Britain, and Anton Bernolák.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg ranks 236 out of 1,879. Before him are Stenkil (1030), Lena Olin (1955), Dead (1969), Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Maj Sjöwall (1935), and Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277). After him are Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Olaus Petri (1493), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), Johan Banér (1596), Árni Magnússon (1663), and Ingemar Johansson (1932).

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Among CHEMISTS In Sweden

Among chemists born in Sweden, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg ranks 14. Before him are Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Georg Brandt (1694), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), Per Teodor Cleve (1840), and Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797). After him are Torbern Bergman (1735), Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787), Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840), Anders Jahan Retzius (1742), Anna Sundström (1785), and Peter Jacob Hjelm (1746).

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