BIOLOGIST

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaus Rudbeck has received more than 127,419 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Olaus Rudbeck is the 158th most popular biologist (down from 157th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 188th in 2019) and the 8th 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 158 out of 1,097. Before him are Adolf Engler, Martin Evans, George Davis Snell, Leland H. Hartwell, Norman Borlaug, and Salvador Luria. After him are Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Michel Adanson, Charles Bonnet, Joshua Lederberg, Susumu Tonegawa, and Robert Whittaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1630, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 7. Before him are Charles II of England, Stenka Razin, Sophia of Hanover, Eleonora Gonzaga, Madame de Brinvilliers, and Hennig Brand. After him are Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Ludolf Bakhuizen, Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, Josefa de Óbidos, Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Pjetër Bogdani. Among people deceased in 1702, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 5. Before him are William III of England, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, and Jean Bart. After him are Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, Zeb-un-Nissa, 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 172 out of 1,879. Before him are Charles VII of Sweden (1130), Claes Oldenburg (1929), Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), and Hugo Alfvén (1872). After him are Maud Adams (1945), Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), Per Albin Hansson (1885), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), and Carl Bildt (1949).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Sweden

Among biologists born in Sweden, Olaus Rudbeck ranks 8. Before him are Hugo Theorell (1903), Svante Pääbo (1955), Elias Magnus Fries (1794), Tomas Lindahl (1938), Carl Peter Thunberg (1743), and Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741). After him are Erik Acharius (1757), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Adam Afzelius (1750), Anders Sparrman (1748), Daniel Solander (1733), and Peter Artedi (1705).

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