chemistry at Ulltuna Agricultural Institute, Carl Erik Bergstrand (1830–1914)
published short biographies for the same anniversary [7, 8].
The most extensive Scheele biography was for many decades the work published
by Austrian Dr. Otto Zekert. His work Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Sein Leben und Seine
Werke (Carl Wilhelm Scheele, His Life and His Works) was published in seven
parts between 1931 and 1934 (with an index published in 1935). The first part (33
p.) is largely a genealogical study of the Scheele family containing some portraits of
Scheele’s ancestors, and the second part (39 p.) covers Scheele’s life until he left
Gothenburg. Part three to seven were published in a single volume (302 p) and is a
mixture of biographical material and many long excerpts from letters and
documents. For example, the 108 p. long third part is a transcription of Scheele’s
older brother’s apothecary manual. Although an invaluable reference, as a
biography it is close to unreadable. In 1963, however, Zekert published a 150
p. long biography simply called Carl Wilhelm Scheele (also in German) which is
much more accessible for a reader. An East German biography by Cassebaum
appeared in 1982 and is more focused on chemistry than Zekert’s book. The only
English biography over Scheele published as a separate book is the short 71 p. A
Pictorial Life of the Apothecary Chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele by German-born
Fig. D.1 The memorial lectures over Bergman and Scheele, respectively, published by the Royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences. For a long time, they were the primary biographies over the two
scientists. Photo Anders Lennartson
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Appendix D: Literature on Bergman and Scheele
published short biographies for the same anniversary [7, 8].
The most extensive Scheele biography was for many decades the work published
by Austrian Dr. Otto Zekert. His work Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Sein Leben und Seine
Werke (Carl Wilhelm Scheele, His Life and His Works) was published in seven
parts between 1931 and 1934 (with an index published in 1935). The first part (33
p.) is largely a genealogical study of the Scheele family containing some portraits of
Scheele’s ancestors, and the second part (39 p.) covers Scheele’s life until he left
Gothenburg. Part three to seven were published in a single volume (302 p) and is a
mixture of biographical material and many long excerpts from letters and
documents. For example, the 108 p. long third part is a transcription of Scheele’s
older brother’s apothecary manual. Although an invaluable reference, as a
biography it is close to unreadable. In 1963, however, Zekert published a 150
p. long biography simply called Carl Wilhelm Scheele (also in German) which is
much more accessible for a reader. An East German biography by Cassebaum
appeared in 1982 and is more focused on chemistry than Zekert’s book. The only
English biography over Scheele published as a separate book is the short 71 p. A
Pictorial Life of the Apothecary Chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele by German-born
Fig. D.1 The memorial lectures over Bergman and Scheele, respectively, published by the Royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences. For a long time, they were the primary biographies over the two
scientists. Photo Anders Lennartson
420
Appendix D: Literature on Bergman and Scheele