Olof Celsius (the elder) (19 July 1670 – 24 June 1756) was a Swedish botanist, philologist and clergyman. He was a professor at Uppsala University, Sweden.[1] Celsius was a mentor of the botanist and scientist Carl Linnaeus. Celsius wrote his most famous book on biblical plants, Hierobotanicon, in 1745–47. Celsius was also a prominent runologist.[2]
Olof Celsius's father was the mathematician Magnus Celsius and his nephew Anders Celsius (son of his brother and astronomy professor Nils Celsius) was an astronomer who invented a temperature scale where 100 originally represented the freezing point of water and 0 represented the boiling point.[3][4] Jean-Pierre Christin, in 1744 reversed the scale to create the centigrade scale, renamed in 1948 to the Celsius scale in use today. Noted Swedish dramatic poet and actor Johan Celsius was also his brother.[5]
Celsius was the father of Bishop of Lund Olof Celsius the Younger and historian and historian and librarian Magnus von Celse [sv].
Olof Celsius was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1739.
The standard author abbreviation Celsius is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
^Encyclopædia Britannica, Retrieved on June 24, 2008
^Thunberg, Carl L., Ingvarståget och dess monument (”The Ingvar Expedition and its Monuments”), University of Gothenburg, 2010, p. 13.
OlofCelsius (the elder) (19 July 1670 – 24 June 1756) was a Swedish botanist, philologist and clergyman. He was a professor at Uppsala University, Sweden...
name Celsius is a latinization of the estate's name (Latin celsus 'mound'). As the son of an astronomy professor, Nils Celsius, nephew of botanist Olof Celsius...
OlofCelsius the Younger (15 December 1716 – 15 February 1794) was a Swedish civil servant, church official, politician and historian. He was professor...
Celsius (1621–1679) Nils Celsius (1658–1724) Anders Celsius (1701–1744) Johan Celsius (1660–1710) OlofCelsius (the Elder) (1670–1756), OlofCelsius the...
the father of OlofCelsius, Nils Celsius and Johan Celsius. An Explanation of the Runic Characters of Helsingland, by Mr. Andrew Celsius, R. S. Suec. Secr...
and onwards. OlofCelsius visited the stone three times, and the last time was in 1726 together with his nephew Anders Celsius. OlofCelsius noted that...
of the claim that stenography had originated in Sweden. It would be OlofCelsius who finally published his father's discovery. The following runestones...
not in their best state. In Uppsala, Linnaeus met a new benefactor, OlofCelsius, who was a professor of theology and an amateur botanist. He received...
assigned to the similar species Sarcodon squamosus. The Swedish botanist OlofCelsius reported in 1732 that Sarcodon imbricatus occurred in the vicinity of...
Lovisa von Celse (1755–1811), daughter of his friend and fellow bishop OlofCelsius the Younger. Their children were ennobled with the name Lagerheim [sv]...
Ehrensvärd Portrait of Anders Celsius Portrait of Axel Löwen Portrait of Arvid Posse Portrait of Gustaf Jacob Horn E. Hultmark. "Olof Arenius". Svenskt biografiskt...
Olof Petrus (or Peter) Hiorter (or Hjorter) (1696–1750) was a Swedish astronomer. After studying in the Netherlands, he was appointed lecturer at the University...
1740–1747 – Henrik Benzelius 1748–1777 – Johan Engeström [sv] 1777–1794 – OlofCelsius the Younger 1794–1803 – Petrus Munck 1805–1811 – Nils Hesslén 1811–1854...
Church of Sweden Diocese Diocese of Lund In office 1794–1803 Predecessor OlofCelsius the Younger Successor Nils Hesslén Orders Ordination 1757 Personal details...
the expedition possible, he relied on sponsorships from Linnaeus and OlofCelsius. On 7 August 1749, Hasselquist sailed from Stockholm to Izmir (a city...
French. They discussed scientific subjects and scientists including OlofCelsius and Johan Ihre. Oratio habita a.d. IV Non. Mai 1726 ad seren. principem...
Carl Olof Cronstedt the elder (3 October 1756 – 7 April 1820) was a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second...
Olderman 1695–1697 Erik Ljung 1698–1704 Johan Upmarck Rosenadler 1704–1716 OlofCelsius 1717–1756 Johannes Amnell 1756–1789 Johannes Lostbom 1789–1797 Johan...
Picture Name Born Died/Age Elected Entered Withdrew OlofCelsius den yngre 15 December 1716 Uppsala, Sweden 15 February 1794 (aged 77) Lund, Sweden 20...
During this time upstanding university members like Carl Linnaeus, OlofCelsius and Jonas Alströmer donated collections of material to the museum. In...
Peringskiöld during the national search for historic monuments (1667–84) and by OlofCelsius in 1727. However, the smaller part was not noticed by scholars until...
Maria Nilsdotter i Ölmeskog, farmer and heroine (died 1822) 24 June - OlofCelsius, botanist, philologist and clergyman 23 July - Johan Puke, participator...
which is 1.58 meters in height. It was known in the 17th century, and OlofCelsius is known to have inspected it in 1717 and 1726. Richard Dybeck, known...
subject to the wishes of Gustaf III, and had to cede his position to OlofCelsius the Younger. He was a member of the Riksdag of the Estates in 1778 and...
through purchase and partly through the donation of his son-in-law, OlofCelsius the Younger (1716–1794), who married his only daughter. "Anders Anton...
runes was continued by Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630–1702) and presented in his collection Atlantica. The physicist Anders Celsius (1701–1744) further extended...
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