Background
Stiernhielm was born in a middle-class family in the village Svartskär in Vika parish in Dalarna. He grew up in the Bergslagen region where his father worked with the mining industry.
Stiernhielm was born in a middle-class family in the village Svartskär in Vika parish in Dalarna. He grew up in the Bergslagen region where his father worked with the mining industry.
Uppsala University; University of Greifswald.
The surname Stiernhielm, literally "Star Helmet", was taken in later life when he was raised into the Swedish nobility. Stiernhielm received his first schooling at Västerås, but he was also educated in Germany and the Netherlands. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in December 1669.
Royal Society.