Sven Rinman
Sven Rinman (born June 12, 1720 in Uppsala , † December 20, 1792 in Eskilstuna ) was a Swedish mining expert, mineralogist and chemist who had a great influence on the development of mining and steel production in Sweden. He is also known for the Rinmans green named after him , the origin of which can also serve as a detection reaction.
Life
Rinman joined the Bergskollegium around 1740 (as an auscultant , that is, both student and teacher) and made study trips to Germany, France and the Netherlands in 1746/47 , where he visited mines, laboratories and factories. In 1749 he became supervisor in the mines in Roslagen , 1750 director of the Hällefors silver mine , 1751 supervisor of the blast furnaces in Väserbergslagen, in 1782 he became Bergrat and in 1784 director of the newly founded Eskilstuna smelter.
He became known for his contributions to the soldering tube analysis of minerals (from 1746). He made inventions for alum production from slate , gilding of steel, tin- plating of sheet iron and for steel production, drilling processes and drilling machines for cannons and the production of thimbles, for example.
He first described the color now known as Rinman's green in 1780 . It is a mixture of zinc and cobalt oxide ; their formation also serves as evidence of zinc .
With Bengt Reinhold Geijer he first described gadolinite (named after Johan Gadolin ).
In 1753 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences .
Fonts (selection)
- Mining Lexicon , Volume 1 Stockholm 1788 , Volume 2 Stockholm 1789 , German translation of Swen Rinmann's general mining dictionary , Verlag W. Vogel, 1st volume Leipzig 1808 .
- Instructions for the knowledge of coarse iron and steel refinement and its improvement , German edition Vienna 1790 .
- History of iron: with application for artists and craftsmen by Sven Rinman ; Translated from Swedish and provided with notes and additions by CIB Karsten, Volume 1 1814 , Volume 2 1815.
- Afhandling rörande mechaniquen ( online at Project Runeberg ), Stockholm 1794, published after Sven Rinman's death.
literature
- Winfried Pötsch u. a .: Lexicon of important chemists . Harri Deutsch 1989.
- Sven Rinman . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 347 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- Rinman, 1st Sven . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 23 : Retzius – Ryssland . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1916, Sp. 443-444 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- News of the life and writings of the late Bergrath Sven Rinmans . In: the General Mining Lexicon , German edition.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sven Rinman, Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar July, August, September 1780, Om grön Målare-färg af Cobolt., Pages 163–175, online archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rinman, Sven |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rinmann, Sven; Rinmann, Swen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish mining expert, mineralogist and chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1720 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uppsala |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1792 |
| Place of death | Eskilstuna |