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Mathematics in Linnaeus' time "our honest Klingenstierna"
"our honest Klingenstierna"
Samuel Klingenstierna (1698 - 1765) was the most brilliant Swedish mathematician of the 18th century. He was professor of geometry at Uppsala 1728 - 1750. When a professorial chair in experimental physics was established in 1750, Klingenstierna became its first holder. A few days after his death, he was briefly described by his friend and colleague Carl Linnaeus.
Carl von Linné (1707-1778)
"So our honest Klingenstierna is dead; he was a meek and even man; nulli gravis [trouble to no one]. Had he worked to his capacity, he could have been 1,000 times greater. He had an uncannily steady head."
Samuel Klingenstierna (1698-1765)
Many of Klingenstierna's students also became professors at Uppsala. One of them, Mårten Strömer (1707 - 1770), delivered the commemorative address about Klingenstierna. Much of what we know about Klingenstierna's life comes from this speech.
Read More- Childhood and youth
- Studies at Uppsala
- A journey of learning is started
- With Johann Bernoulli in Basel
- On the infinitesimal in Paris
- Series in London
- Professor of mathematics
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and some of its publications
- Students
- Klingenstierna's writings
- The experimental physicist
- Royal tutor
- Klingenstierna and Linnaeus
- Death and grieving
- Strömer's commemorative address
- The grave of a giant
- An attempt at an Opera Omnia
