List of Famous people with last name Celsius

Anders Celsius

First Name Anders

Last Name Celsius

Born on November 27, 1701

Died on April 25, 1744 (aged 42)

Born in Sweden, Uppsala County

Anders Celsius 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 the Centigrade temperature scale which was later renamed Celsius in his honor.

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Olof Celsius

First Name Olof

Born on July 19, 1670

Died on June 24, 1756 (aged 85)

Born in Sweden, Uppsala County

Olof Celsius was a Swedish botanist, philologist and clergyman, He was a professor at Uppsala University, Sweden. Celsius was a mentor of the botanist and scientist Carl Linnaeus. Celsius wrote his most famous book on biblical plants, Hierobotanicon, in 1745–47.

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Olof Celsius

First Name Olof

Died on February 15, 1794

Born in Sweden, Uppsala County

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