Mineralogical collections

Mineralogy was a prominent academic discipline in eighteenth-century Sweden, as evidenced by the substantial contributions of renowned local mineralogists and chemists such as Bromell (1730), Wallerius (1747), Cronstedt (1758), Linnaeus (1768) and Bergman (1782). The mineralogical collections at the Museum of Evolution contain a wealth of material that is directly or indirectly associated with these scientists.

The museum also holds a collection of crystal models constructed by Tidström, believed to be the oldest of their kind in existence and predating comparable models by Werner, Romé de l’Isle and Haüy.

Important collections

• King Adolf Fredrik and queen Lovisa Ulrika
• King Gustav III
• Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala
• Johan Afzelius
• Torbern Bergman
• Magnus Bromell
• Anton von Svab
• Erik Thomas Svedenstjerna
• Anders Philip Tidström