Ole Rømer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ole Rømer

Danish astronomer

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1644

Place of Birth: Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1710

Profession: astronomer, judge, physicist, mathematician, police officer, patent inventor, university teacher

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ole Christensen Rømer (Danish: [ol? '?œ??m?]; 25 September 1644 – 19 September 1710) was a Danish astronomer who, in 1676, made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. Rømer also invented the modern thermometer showing the temperature between two fixed points, namely the points at which water respectively boils and freezes. In scientific literature, alternative spellings such as "Roemer", "Römer", or "Romer" are common.

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Alternative names	Jacob Koninck, Jacob Coninck, Jacob Coningh, Jacob Conningh, Jacob Konig, Jacob Koning, Jacob Konink, Jacob Coning (II)
Description	Dutch painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	circa 1647 date QS:P,+1647-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	16 July 1724
Location of birth/death	The Hague	Copenhagen
Work period	between circa 1676 and circa 1724 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1676-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1724-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Copenhagen (1676-1724), Norway (1698)
Authority control	: Q166384 VIAF: 95726797 ULAN: 500007528 BPN: 18658203 KulturNav: e54a0f1c-c987-4664-be24-58e00888966b RKD: 45589

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