Olof Hiorter
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Olof Petrus Hiorter (or Hjorter) (1696–1750) was a Swedish
astronomer
. After studying in the Netherlands, he was appointed lecturer at the University of Uppsala in 1732 to fill the vacant position of Anders Celsius
then on his grand tour of European observatories. From 1737 onwards, he studied together with Celsius the aurora
phenomenon and a number of astronomy subjects (solar eclipse, comet like the one of 1744, latitude measurements). Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin
was his pupil.
Hiorter was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
in 1745 and appointed Observator Regius - "Royal Astronomer" in 1747 .
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. After studying in the Netherlands, he was appointed lecturer at the University of Uppsala in 1732 to fill the vacant position of Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 he proposed the Celsius...
then on his grand tour of European observatories. From 1737 onwards, he studied together with Celsius the aurora
Aurora (astronomy)
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere...
phenomenon and a number of astronomy subjects (solar eclipse, comet like the one of 1744, latitude measurements). Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin
Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin
Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin , Swedish astronomer and demographer....
was his pupil.
Hiorter was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
in 1745 and appointed Observator Regius - "Royal Astronomer" in 1747 .