Svante August Arrhenius

Svante August Arrhenius was born on February 19, 1859, the son of Svante Gustaf Arrhenous and Carolina Christina Thunberg. His ancestors were farmers; his uncle became Professor of Botany and Rector of the Agricultural High School at Ultuna near Uppsala and later Secretary of the Swedish Academy of Agriculture. His father was a land surveyor employed by the University of Uppsala and in charge of its estates at Vik, where Svante was born. The family moved to …

…mans could significantly affect average global temperatures. Today, however, we know that carbon dioxide levels have risen about 25 percent-a rate much faster than Arrhenius first predicted-and average global temperatures have risen about 0.5 degrees Celsius. He was twice married, In 1894 to Sofia Rudbeck, by whom he had one son, and in 1905 to Maria Johansson y who he had one son and two daughters. He died at Stockholm on October 2,1927, and is buried at Uppsala. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**