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Olof Celsius

1670 - 1756

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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. Celsius was a mentor of the botanist and scientist Carl Linnaeus. Celsius wrote his most famous book on biblical plants, Hierobotanicon, in 1745–47. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olof Celsius is the 981st most popular philosopher (down from 977th in 2019). (up from 2,897th in 2019)

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Among philosophers, Olof Celsius ranks 981 out of 1,267. Before him are Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Lacydes of Cyrene, Olavo de Carvalho, Sosipatra, Nikephoros Blemmydes, and Theodoric of Freiberg. After him are Huang Zongxi, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Paul Deussen, Zeno of Tarsus, Androcles, and Jean Rostand.

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Among people born in 1670, Olof Celsius ranks 23. Before him are Zheng Keshuang, Domenico Trezzini, Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, William Congreve, Banda Singh Bahadur, and Köprülüzade Numan Pasha.  Among people deceased in 1756, Olof Celsius ranks 11. Before him are Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, Theodore of Corsica, Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Giacomo Antonio Perti, and Princess Louise of Denmark. After him is Alivardi Khan.

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