in Russia). Just like Kjellström, Scheele’s principal from Malmö, Lokk had worked
in Friedrich Ziervogel’s pharmacy in Stockholm. This is not surprising, since the
apothecaries in Sweden formed a well-connected network.
13.1 Scheele Befriends Johan Gottlieb Gahn
Soon after his arrival in Uppsala, Scheele met Johan Gottlieb Gahn (Fig. 13.3), and
this would have a profound influence on his career. Gahn [4] was born on August
19, 1745, at Woxna works in the Hälsingland Province of Sweden. He graduated
from the Gymnasium in Västerås in 1754 and enrolled at Uppsala University in
Fig. 13.1 The Arms of Upland pharmacy
Fig. 13.2 The historic building where Scheele made some of his most important discoveries was
sadly enough demolished in 1960, to give place for a department store. Photo Anders Lennartson,
June 2016
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13 Scheele in Uppsala
in Friedrich Ziervogel’s pharmacy in Stockholm. This is not surprising, since the
apothecaries in Sweden formed a well-connected network.
13.1 Scheele Befriends Johan Gottlieb Gahn
Soon after his arrival in Uppsala, Scheele met Johan Gottlieb Gahn (Fig. 13.3), and
this would have a profound influence on his career. Gahn [4] was born on August
19, 1745, at Woxna works in the Hälsingland Province of Sweden. He graduated
from the Gymnasium in Västerås in 1754 and enrolled at Uppsala University in
Fig. 13.1 The Arms of Upland pharmacy
Fig. 13.2 The historic building where Scheele made some of his most important discoveries was
sadly enough demolished in 1960, to give place for a department store. Photo Anders Lennartson,
June 2016
194
13 Scheele in Uppsala