What college did Anders Celsius go to? What high school did Anders Celsius attend?

Answer 1

He studied at the University of Uppsala where his father taught, and in 1730 he, too, was given a professorship there. Education materials focus on his education in Stockholm but do not say where he was educated prior to college. Most refer to his learning experiences from his father and grandfather who were both also professors at Uppsala.

Answer 2

Anders Celsius, 1701-1744 - born in Uppsala, Sweden - was one of a large number of scientists (all related) originating from Ovanåker in the province of Hälsingland. The family name is a latinised version of the name of the vicarage (Högen). His grandfathers were both professors in Uppsala: Magnus Celsius the mathematician and Anders Spole the astronomer. His father, Nils Celsius, was also professor in astronomy. Uppsala is the site of the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477.


Celsius, who was said to have been very talented in mathematics from an early age, He studied in Uppsala, then moved to University in Stockholm - reading astronomy and mathematics, and in 1725 became secretary of Uppsala's Scientific Society. After teaching mathematics for a few years he succeeded his father as professor of astronomy at Uppsala University (1730).

An ecclesiastical ban on teaching of Copernican theory and lack of astronomical instruments in Sweden obliged Celsius to travel abroad to complete his studies and practical training. His first stop was the new observatory in Berlin where he assisted Christfried Kirch (1694-1740) in taking observations (1732-33). He then traveled to Nuremberg where he initiated an international astronomical review and published his aurora boerealis observations. He then visited Venice, Padua, and Bologne before proceeding to Rome and then Paris.

Known as the founder of Swedish astronomy, he is today remembered for establishing the centigrade scale, which bears his name.

As for his early education, it is hard to say. The Great Northern War in 1700-1721 was a time of enormous upheaval in the Nordic countries. Sweden, a great power at the time, was brought to its knees as the consequence of a major conflict with Russia. Celeius would have been tutored at home, beyond the church school education.

Answer 3

Uppsala University Sweden don't think they had high schools back in the seventeen hundreds.