(1701-1744)

Synopsis

Anders Celsius was born on November 27, 1701 in Uppsala, Sweden. He was a Swedish astronomer and physicist who taught at the University of Uppsala. He published a collection of observations of the aurora borealis and built the Uppsala Observatory. He also invented the Celsius (or centigrade) thermometer scale. Though he originally set the scale with a boiling point of 0° and a freezing point of 100°, the inverted form of the scale, setting the freezing point of water at 0° and the boiling point at 100° is considered the standard among scientific work today. Another scale, developed by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, is commonly used in the United States. Celsius died in 1744 at the age of 42.

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QUICK FACTS

• Name: Anders Celsius
• Birth Year: 1701
• Birth date: November 27, 1701
• Birth City: Uppsala
• Birth Country: Sweden
• Gender: Male
• Best Known For: Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who built the Uppsala Observatory and invented the Celsius (or centigrade) thermometer scale.
• Industries
• Science and Medicine
• Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
• Nacionalities
• Swedish
• Death Year: 1744
• Death date: April 25, 1744
• Death City: Uppsala
• Death Country: Sweden

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CITATION INFORMATION

• Article Title: Anders Celsius Biography
• Author: Biography.com Editors
• Website Name: The Biography.com website
• Url: https://www.biography.com/scientists/anders-celsius
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• Publisher: A&E; Television Networks
• Last Updated: May 17, 2021
• Original Published Date: April 2, 2014