Anders Jonas Ångström

Summary

Anders Jonas Ångström is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lögdö bruk^[2]. He was born on August 13, 1814^[3]. He passed away in Uppsala^[4]. He died on June 21, 1874^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], astronomer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Anders Jonas Ångström's place of birth was Lögdö bruk^[2].
• Anders Jonas Ångström died in Uppsala^[4].
• Anders Jonas Ångström died in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly^[10].
• Anders Jonas Ångström was born on August 13, 1814^[3].
• Anders Jonas Ångström died on June 21, 1874^[5].
• Anders Jonas Ångström is buried at Uppsala Old Cemetery^[11].
• Anders Jonas Ångström's father was Q136450196^[12].
• Anders Jonas Ångström's mother was Q136450198^[13].
• Among Anders Jonas Ångström's spouses was Augusta Carolina Bedoire^[14].
• A child of Anders Jonas Ångström was Knut Ångström^[15].
• A child of Anders Jonas Ångström was Anna Augusta Ångström^[16].
• Anders Jonas Ångström held citizenship in Sweden^[17].
• Anders Jonas Ångström worked as a physicist^[6].
• Anders Jonas Ångström's professions included astronomer^[7].
• Anders Jonas Ångström's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Anders Jonas Ångström's field of work was astronomy^[18].
• Anders Jonas Ångström was employed by Uppsala Astronomical Observatory^[19].
• Among Anders Jonas Ångström's employers was Uppsala University^[20].
• Anders Jonas Ångström was educated at Uppsala University^[21].
• Anders Jonas Ångström's doctoral advisor was Henrik Falck^[22].
• Anders Jonas Ångström received the Rumford Medal^[23].
• Anders Jonas Ångström received the Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[24].
• Anders Jonas Ångström was a member of Royal Society^[25].
• Anders Jonas Ångström was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Anders Jonas Ångström was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lögdö bruk^[2], Anders Jonas Ångström… he was born on August 13, 1814^[3]. His father was Q136450196^[12]. His mother was Q136450198^[13].

Education

Anders Jonas Ångström's education included a stint at Uppsala University^[21]. His doctoral advisor was Henrik Falck^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], astronomer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Anders Jonas Ångström's field of work was astronomy^[18]. Employers include Uppsala Astronomical Observatory^[19], an astronomical observatory^[28], in Sweden^[29] and Uppsala University^[20], a university^[30], in Sweden^[31], founded in 1477^[32], headquartered in Uppsala^[33]. He supervised Carl Gustaf Lundquist as a doctoral student^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Rumford Medal^[23], a science award^[35], in United Kingdom^[36] and Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[24], a fellowship award^[37], in United Kingdom^[38].

Personal Life

Among Anders Jonas Ångström's spouses was Augusta Carolina Bedoire^[14]. Children include Knut Ångström^[15], a physicist^[39], 1857–1910^[40], of Sweden^[41], awarded the Björkén Prize^[42], specialised in geophysics^[43] and Anna Augusta Ångström^[16], 1847–1938^[44], of Sweden^[45].

Death and Burial

Anders Jonas Ångström died on June 21, 1874^[5]. Recorded place of death include Uppsala^[4], an urban area in Sweden^[46], in Sweden^[47] and Uppsala Cathedral Assembly^[10], a parish of the Church of Sweden^[48], in Sweden^[49], founded in 1550^[50]. Burial took place at Uppsala Old Cemetery^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Anders Jonas Ångström include ångström^[51], an unit of length^[52]; Angstrom exponent^[53]; Ångström Laboratory^[54], a research institute^[55], in Sweden^[56]; and 42487 Ångström^[57], an asteroid^[58].

Why It Matters

Anders Jonas Ångström ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for him include ångström^[51], an unit of length^[52]; Angstrom exponent^[53]; Ångström Laboratory^[54], a research institute^[55], in Sweden^[56]; and 42487 Ångström^[57], an asteroid^[58].

FAQs

Where was Anders Jonas Ångström born?

Anders Jonas Ångström's place of birth was Lögdö bruk^[2].

Where did Anders Jonas Ångström die?

Anders Jonas Ångström died in Uppsala^[4].

Who were Anders Jonas Ångström's parents?

Anders Jonas Ångström's father was Q136450196^[12]. Anders Jonas Ångström's mother was Q136450198^[13].

Who was Anders Jonas Ångström married to?

Anders Jonas Ångström's spouses include Augusta Carolina Bedoire^[14].

What did Anders Jonas Ångström do for work?

Anders Jonas Ångström worked as physicist^[6], astronomer^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Anders Jonas Ångström go to school?

Anders Jonas Ångström was educated at Uppsala University^[21].

What awards did Anders Jonas Ångström receive?

Honors received include Rumford Medal^[23] and Foreign Member of the Royal Society^[24].