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Olaus Rudbeck

1630 - 1702

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Olaus Rudbeck (also known as Olof Rudbeck the Elder, to distinguish him from his son, and occasionally with the surname Latinized as Olaus Rudbeckius) (13 September 1630 – 12 December 1702) was a Swedish scientist and writer, professor of medicine at Uppsala University, and for several periods rector magnificus of the same university. He was born in Västerås, the son of Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius, who was personal chaplain to King Gustavus Adolphus, and the father of botanist Olof Rudbeck the Younger. Rudbeck is primarily known for his contributions in two fields: human anatomy and linguistics, but he was also accomplished in many other fields including music and botany. He established the first botanical garden in Sweden at Uppsala, called Rudbeck's Garden, but which was renamed a hundred years later for his son's student, the botanist Carl Linnaeus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olaus Rudbeck is the 210th most popular biologist (down from 158th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Biologist.

Olaus Rudbeck is most famous for his work on the human brain. He was a Swedish physician and scientist who was born in 1630 and died in 1702. He spent a lot of time studying the brain and how it works. He was also the founder of Uppsala University.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 210 out of 1,097. Before him are Wilhelm Johannsen, George C. Williams, Hans Driesch, George Wald, William Carey, and Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart. After him are Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Nikolay Pirogov, Stephan Endlicher, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, J. Michael Bishop, and Mikhail Tsvet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1630, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 7. Before him are Charles II of England, Sophia of Hanover, Stenka Razin, Eleonora Gonzaga, Hennig Brand, and Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma. After him are Madame de Brinvilliers, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Ludolf Bakhuizen, Josefa de Óbidos, Pjetër Bogdani, and Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among people deceased in 1702, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 6. Before him are William III of England, Zeb-un-Nissa, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, and Jean Bart. After him are Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, Georg Eberhard Rumphius, John Benbow, and Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 189 out of 1,879. Before him are Britt Ekland (1942), Oscar Montelius (1843), Inger Nilsson (1959), Helge von Koch (1870), Jan Guillou (1944), and Knut Wicksell (1851). After him are Mats Wilander (1964), Torsten Wiesel (1924), Ellen Key (1849), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Ann-Margret (1941), and Ingvar Carlsson (1934).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Sweden

Among biologists born in Sweden, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 9. Before him are Hugo Theorell (1903), Svante Pääbo (1955), Elias Magnus Fries (1794), Carl Peter Thunberg (1743), Adam Afzelius (1750), and Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741). After him are Anders Sparrman (1748), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Jacob Georg Agardh (1813), Erik Acharius (1757), Carl Alexander Clerck (1710), and Daniel Solander (1733).

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