Person Klingenstierna; Samuel (1698 - 1765) Klingenstierna Samuel 1698 - 1765 Swedish Male Near Linkoping, Sweden ? November 1765 Stockholm, Sweden ? November 1765 Baptism: 18 August 1698

Physics Optics Education: School at Linkoping; Uppsala Career: Secretary to the Swedish Treasury; travelled to Marburg, Basel, Paris and London; Professor of Mathematics, Uppsala (1728-1750), Professor of Physics (1750); Tutor to the Crown Prince (1754-1764); Royal Counsellor; quarrelled with John Dollond (FRS 1761) who used his work on achromatic refraction without acknowledgement Son of Major Zacharias Klingenstierna and his wife, Helena Maria Gyllenadler Fellow 23/04/1730 Martin Folkes Abraham De Moivre John Machin Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; SMK Authority: Baptism date from SMK International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 before 18 August 1698 - 26 October or 3 November 1765 NA7310 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes c9f66af6-b38a-4831-a6c2-0802659d12de