Authorised form of name | Burman; Eric (1692 - 1729) |
Other forms of name | Ericus |
Dates | 1692 - 1729 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Place of birth | Bygdea, Sweden |
Date of birth | 23 September 1692 |
Place of death | Uppsala, Sweden |
Date of death | 03 November 1729 |
Research field | Astronomy |
Meteorology |
Mathematics |
Activity | Education: Uppsala. Fil Mag (1716) Career: Lecturer in Mathematics, Stockholm (1716); Professor of Mathematics, Uppsala (1719-death); Cathedral organist (1719-1727); established the first meteorological stations in Sweden, by his death there were 14
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 27/06/1728 |
Relationships | Son of Jacob Laurentii Burman, clergyman of Bygdea, and his wife, Christina Bozoea; married Anna Elisabeth Raftelia |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; SMK Notes: Proposed by James Jurin; Sir Hans Sloane; William Rutty |
Code | NA6717 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
LBO/19/81 | Copy letter from Eric Burman, Upsala, to James Jurin | 27 October 1727 |
EL/B2/119 | Letter, from Eric Burman to James Jurin, dated at Uppsala | 8 October 1728 |
EL/B2/118 | Letter, from Eric Burman to William Rutty, dated at Uppsala | 8 October 1728 |
EL/B2/116 | Letter, from Eric Burman to James Jurin, dated at Uppsala | 18 October 1726 |
EL/B2/117 | Letter, from Eric Burman to James Jurin, dated at Uppsala | 27 October 1727 |