Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722-1765) was a Swedish chemist who discovered nickel in 1751. He described it as kupfernickel (the devil's copper). He was a pupil of Georg Brandt, the discoverer of cobalt. Nickel is also used in cions for the Canadain nickel.
Categories: People stubs | Swedish chemists | Discoverer of a chemical element | 1722 births | 1765 deaths