Olaus Rudbeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olaus Rudbeck

Swedish architect

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1630

Place of Birth: Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1702

Profession: astronomer, writer, physician, architect, historian, university teacher, botanist, archaeologist, anatomist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Olaus Rudbeck (also known as Olof Rudbeck the Elder, to distinguish him from his son, and occasionally with the surname Latinized as Olaus Rudbeckius) (12 December 1630 – 17 September 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.
He established the first botanical garden in Sweden at Uppsala, called Rudbeck's Garden, but which was renamed a hundred years later for his son's student, the botanist Carl Linnaeus.



Alternative names	Martin Meitens, Martin Meytens, Martin Mytens, Martinus Mijtens, Martin van Mytens, Peter Martin van Mytens
Description	Dutch artist and painter
Date of birth/death	June 1648 (baptised)	6 August 1736 (buried)
Location of birth/death	The Hague	Stockholm
Work location	The Hague (1676-1677), Stockholm (1677-1736), Northern Netherlands (1692, 1698, 1701)
Authority control	: Q2076922 VIAF: 95528705 ISNI: 0000 0000 6852 3757 ULAN: 500005191 WGA: MIJTENS, Martin I GND: 138918112