Background
He was born on 6 July 1771 in Ytterby, Sweden and died on 15 January 1851 in Uppsala, Sweden.
He was born on 6 July 1771 in Ytterby, Sweden and died on 15 January 1851 in Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University.
He entered Uppsala University at the age of 16. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1794. In 1806, he became the professor of surveying and in 1811 he became the professor of mathematics at Uppsala University.
From 1803 to 1811, he was the secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
In 1798, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
