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2 unusual facts about Jöns Jacob Berzelius


Gerardus Johannes Mulder

He was the first to use this name, protein, coined by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in a publication, his 1838 paper 'On the composition of some animal substances'.

Quercitannic acid

In 1838, Jöns Jacob Berzelius wrote that quercitannate is used to dissolve morphine.


Katedralskolan, Linköping

Sällskapet för vitterhet och hävd – Eranos (known as VH-E), dedicated to history, literature and philosophy, has been residents to the school since 1795 and counts many famous names amongst its members, such as Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Tage Danielsson.


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