Lars Fredrik Svanberg

Lars Fredrik Svanberg (13 May 1805 – 16 July 1878) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist.

He was born on 13 May 1805 in Stockholm, Sweden, as the son of Jöns Svanberg.

In 1839, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

He also had a military career, and was appointed second lieutenant in the Swedish Navy Mechanical Corps.

His duties were the quality control of cannon and iron produced for the Swedish Navy.