Carl Fabian Emanuel Björling (30 November 1839 – 6 May 1910) was a

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and meteorologist.

Life

He was born on 30 November 1839 in

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, Sweden, and died on 6 May 1910. He was the son of mathematician

Emanuel Björling Emanuel Gabriel Björling (2 December 1808 – 3 November 1872) was a Swedish mathematician. He was the father of mathematician Carl Fabian Björling. Career In 1836, he became the associate professor of mechanics at the University of Uppsala ...

and father of lawyer Carl Georg Björling.

Career

He attained his Ph.D. from

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in 1863. In 1863, he became an associate professor of mathematics at Uppsala University. In 1867 he was appointed a lecturer of mathematics and physics at the

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grammar school. From 1873 to 1904 he was the professor of mathematics at

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