Andreas Celsius (1701 - 1744)

Born 27 Nov 1701 in Uppsala domkyrkoförsamling, Uppsala län, Sverige

Ancestors

Died 25 Apr 1744 at age 42 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

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Biography

Anders Celsius is Notable.

Anders Celsius, also know as Andreas according to his birth record, was the inventor of the Celsius Temperature Scale and a noted astronomer. He built an observatory in Uppsala city which was finished in 1741. He lived in the observatory. He never married. He died at age 42 of tuberculosis.

Anders was christened in Uppsala on the 30th of November 1701. ^[1]

Son of Nils Celsius (1658-1724)^[2] and Gunilla Maria Spole (1672-1756), and grandson of the mathematician Magnus Celsius, who deciphered the staveless runes. His uncle Olof Celsius was a botanist.

Anders Celsius was buried on the 1st of May 1744. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Uppsala domkyrkoförsamlings kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, huvudserie, SE/ULA/11632/C a/1 (1693-1706), bildid: C0004335_00083
2. ↑ Note there is already a Nils Celsius (1739-1800) here, but they do not appear to be related
3. ↑ Uppsala domkyrkoförsamlings kyrkoarkiv, Död- och begravningsböcker, SE/ULA/11632/F/2 (1741-1776), bildid: C0004348_00022

• Anders Celsius, https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/artikel/14758, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av H. J. Heyman.), hämtad 2020-11-11.
• Wikidata: Item Q81130, sv:Wikipedia
• https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius_(sl%C3%A4kt)
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 November 2020), memorial page for Anders Celsius (27 Nov 1701–25 Apr 1744), Find A Grave: Memorial #8413, citing Gamla Uppsala kyrka och kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden ; Maintained by Find A Grave .