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1779 – 1848Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848)Died 7 August 1848, aged 68Swedish chemist who devised modern chemical symbols and measured atomic weights accurately. He discovered the elements cerium, selenium and thorium. He is counted among the founders of modern chemistry.