Axel Erdmann

Axel Joachim Erdmann was a Swedish geologist, mineralogist and chemist. He was the father of the geologist Edvard Erdmann and the linguist Axel Erdmann.
Erdmann was a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences from 1846, becoming preses in 1868.
In 1850 Erdmann became a teacher at Bergsskolan in Falun, and in 1852 also a teacher at Högre artilleriläroverket in Marieberg, Stockholm. Erdmann was given the title of professor in 1854.
In 1858, Erdmann founded the Geological Survey of Sweden and remained the general director until 1869.