« back to encyclopedia search resultsBerzelius, Jöns Jakob (1779-1848)
A Swedish chemist, who as well as doing valuable work establishing the understanding of atomic theory, and inventing the system of chemical symbols now in use, discovered selenium. See Selenium
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