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Authorised form of nameBergman; Torbern Olof (1735 - 1784)
Other forms of nameThorbern Olof
Dates1735 - 1784
Place of birthKatrineberg, Sweden
Date of birth09 March 1735
Place of deathMedevi, Sweden
Date of death08 July 1784
Research fieldChemistry
Mineralogy
Entomology
Astronomy
Physics
Geography
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election25/04/1765
OtherInfoA00560
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate
J S Rowlinson, 'Le Sage's Essai de chymie mechanique' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 35-45
CodeNA2467
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1765/05Bergman, Torbern Olof: certificate of election to the Royal Society
L&P/4/26Letter, 'Concerning electricty' from Thorbern Olof Bergman to Benjamin Wilson17 October 1760
L&P/4/103Letter, 'Observations of aurora borealis made in Sweden' from Thorbern Olof Bergman to Benjamin Wilson28 April 1761
L&P/4/344Paper, 'Commentarius de indole electrica turmalini [Commentary on the nature of the electrical Turmaline]' by Thorbern Olaf Bergman1766
IM/000340Bergman, Torbern Olofnd
EC/1765/04Bergman, Torbern Olof: certificate of election to the Royal Society
L&P/4/154Letter, 'On electricity and thunderstorms' from Thorbern Olaf Bergman to Benjamin Wilson20 November 1762
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