Anders Celsius
1701 – 1744 · aged 43
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)
- Born
- 1701 · Uppsala
- Died
- 1744 · Uppsala Cathedral Assembly
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- 1701BornBorn in Uppsala
- 1736AwardFellow of the Royal Society
- 1739RoleRector of the University of Uppsala
- 1743RoleRector of the University of Uppsala
- 1744DiedDied in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly
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Biography
Anders Celsius (Swedish: [ˈânːdɛʂ ˈsɛ̌lːsɪɵs]; 27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 proposed (an inverted form of) the centigrade temperature scale, which was later renamed Celsius in his honour.
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