Oskar Backlund
Astronomer
1846 – 1916
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Who was Oskar Backlund?
Johan Oskar Backlund was a Swedish-Russian astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Jöns Oskar Backlund, however even contemporary Swedish sources give "Johan". In Russia, where he spent his entire career, he is known as Oskar Andreevich Baklund. Russian sources sometimes give his dates of birth and death as April 16, 1846 and August 16, 1916, since Russia still used the Julian calendar at the time.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1846
Sweden - Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Died
- Aug 29, 1916
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on July 23, 2013
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