| Authorised form of name | Bergman; Torbern Olof (1735 - 1784) |
| Other forms of name | Thorbern Olof |
| Dates | 1735 - 1784 |
| Place of birth | Katrineberg, Sweden |
| Date of birth | 09 March 1735 |
| Place of death | Medevi, Sweden |
| Date of death | 08 July 1784 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Mineralogy |
| Entomology |
| Astronomy |
| Physics |
| Geography |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/04/1765 |
| OtherInfo | A00560 |
| Source | Sources:
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 |
| Code | NA2467 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1765/05 | Bergman, Torbern Olof: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/4/26 | Letter, 'Concerning electricty' from Thorbern Olof Bergman to Benjamin Wilson | 17 October 1760 |
| L&P/4/103 | Letter, 'Observations of aurora borealis made in Sweden' from Thorbern Olof Bergman to Benjamin Wilson | 28 April 1761 |
| L&P/4/344 | Paper, 'Commentarius de indole electrica turmalini [Commentary on the nature of the electrical Turmaline]' by Thorbern Olaf Bergman | 1766 |
| IM/000340 | Bergman, Torbern Olof | nd |
| EC/1765/04 | Bergman, Torbern Olof: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/4/154 | Letter, 'On electricity and thunderstorms' from Thorbern Olaf Bergman to Benjamin Wilson | 20 November 1762 |