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Rasmus Bartholin was a Danish mathematician, physician, judge, and university teacher born in Roskilde in 1625. A citizen of Denmark–Norway, he worked at the University of Copenhagen, where he also served as rector. His professional interests spanned physics, astronomy, medicine, and mathematics. He was educated at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Padua.
Bartholin spoke Latin, Danish, and German. He was the son of Caspar Bartholin the Elder and the brother of Thomas Bartholin. Other relatives included Thomas Fincke and Ole Rømer. He resided in Denmark and died in Copenhagen. His work is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Denmark–Norway
- Place of birth
- Roskilde
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Sibling
- Thomas Bartholin
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Position held
- rector
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Employer
- University of Copenhagen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Erasmus Bartholin. Line engraving, 1688. Wellcome V0000377.jpg
- Residence
- Denmark
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- date of birth
- 1625-08-13
- date of death
- 1695-01-01
- Commons category
- Erasmus Bartholin
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- relative
- Thomas Fincke
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Rasmus Bartholin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Svenska
Rasmus Bartholin, född den 13 augusti 1625 i Roskilde, död den 4 november 1698 i Köpenhamn, var en dansk professor i matematik och medicin. Bartholin ägandes sig åt medicinska studier, blev 1654 medicine doktor i Padua och efter hemkonsten från en tioårig utrikesvistelse 1656 professor i matematik och 1657 professor i medicin vid Köpenhamns universitet. Bartholin var den förste som beskrev ljusets dubbelbrytning i kristaller. Han, som även var astronom (Iakttagelser over kometen 1664) och fysiker, var Ole Römers lärare. 1675 utnämndes han till höjesteretsaccessor och justitieråd och blev 1694 etatsråd. Rasmus Bartholin, som tillhörde lärdomssläkten Bartholin, var son till Caspar Bartholin den äldre och bror till Thomas Bartholin, farbror till Thomas och Caspar Bartholin den yngre.
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