Anders Celsius
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)
Also known as Celsius
- Born
- November 27, 1701
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Dictionary of Swedish National Biography“Anders Celsius”
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in NationalencyklopedinRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädiebrockhaus.de/ecs/julex/article/celsius-andersRetrieved 2017-10-09
- , November 11, 1701
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- November 27, 1701
- Died
- April 25, 1744
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Dictionary of Swedish National Biography“Anders Celsius”
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in NationalencyklopedinRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in burial register“Uppsala domkyrkoförsamlings kyrkoarkiv, Död- och begravningsböcker, SE/ULA/11632/F/2 (1741-1776), bildid: C0004348_00022”sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0004348_00022#?c=&m=&s=&cv=21&xywh=878%2C3475%2C2347%2C1395Retrieved 2020-03-04
- April 25, 1744
- Birthplace
- Uppsala
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- 2.Stated in MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-16
- Uppsala
- Place of death
- Uppsala Cathedral Assembly
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Sources- 1.Stated in burial register“Uppsala domkyrkoförsamlings kyrkoarkiv, Död- och begravningsböcker, SE/ULA/11632/F/2 (1741-1776), bildid: C0004348_00022”sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0004348_00022#?c=&m=&s=&cv=21&xywh=878%2C3475%2C2347%2C1395Retrieved 2020-03-04
- 2.Stated in Dictionary of Swedish National Biography“Anders Celsius”
- , Uppsala
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Sources- 1.Stated in MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-16
- Uppsala Cathedral Assembly
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- astronomer
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Sources- 1.Stated in Dictionary of Swedish National Biography“Anders Celsius”
- , physicist
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Sources- 1.Stated in Dictionary of Swedish National Biography“Anders Celsius”
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , mathematician
- +4 more
- astronomer
- Positions held
- Rector of the University of Uppsala(1743–1743)
- , Rector of the University of Uppsala(1739–1739)
- Education
- Uppsala University(until 1728)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Mathematics Genealogy Project
- 2.Stated in MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- Uppsala University(until 1728)
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- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-03
- male
- Place of burial
- Old Uppsala Church burial plot reference: floor · coordinates: 59.8998°N, 17.6326°E · image of grave: Kirche mit dem Grab von Anders Celsius in Gamla Uppsala.jpg
- Name in native language
- Anders Celsius pronunciation audio: Sv-Anders Celsius.oga, LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Anders Celsius.wav
- Residence
- Sweden
- Uppsala Astronomical Observatory(1741–1744)
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- Doctoral student
- Jakob Gadolin(1745)
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- Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin(1743)
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- Jakob Gadolin(1745)
- Relative
- Anders Spole kinship to subject: maternal grandfather
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- Magnus Celsius kinship to subject: paternal grandfather
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- Olof Celsius kinship to subject: uncle
- Olof Celsius kinship to subject: male first cousin
- Anders Spole kinship to subject: maternal grandfather
On other databases
95 identifiers linking Anders Celsius across the web's reference databases
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