103666 | SWEDEN. Jöns Jacob Berzelius bronze Medal.

103666  |  SWEDEN. Jöns Jacob Berzelius bronze Medal. Issued 1849 by the Swedish Medical Society to commemorate the life of one of the founders of modern chemistry (56mm, 95.20 g, 12h). By P. H. Lundgren for C. C. Qvarnstrüm.

 

JACOBUS BERZELIUS / NAT. MDCCLXXIX. DEN. MDCCCXLVIII., bare head left // NATURAM JUSSIT VIRES PROFERRE LATENTES (he commanded forth the secrets of nature), draped winged figure standing facing, head lowered left, resting hand upon altar to right and pouring into basin held by Hygeia seated to left, holding serpent; altar to right features scales and various chemical apparati; FUNDATORUM SUPREMO LUGENS / MEDIC. SVEC. SOCIETAS in two lines in exergue. Edge: Plain.

 

Brettauer 99; Storer 337; Hyckert II, 131, 6; Hildebrand p. 346, 4; Bruun 18555. Gem Mint State. Rich chocolate brown surfaces, with exceptional brilliance in the fields. Includes old collector's envelope.

 

Born in Sweden in 1779, Jöns Jacob Berzelius would begin his career as a physician before pursuing research in chemistry. It is in this latter field that he would discover much fame, being known in Sweden as the "Father of Swedish Chemistry," and known more broadly as one of the founders of modern chemistry. He made long-lasting contributions to areas such as electrochemistry and stoichiometry, with his empirical methods leading to his discovery of numerous elements, such as Cerium, Selenium, Silicon, and Thorium.

 

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