Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Thomas Anders | Anders Jormin | Günther Anders | Anders Fager | Anders Behring Breivik | Anders Aukland | Władysław Anders | Anders Celsius | Anders Zorn | Anders Thomas Jensen | Anders Morgenthaler | Anders Björner | Anders Bagge | William Anders | Anders Sandberg | Anders Jahan Retzius | Anders Hansson | Anders Dahlvig | Anders Arborelius | Lars Anders Tomter | Knut Anders Fostervold | Anders Winroth | Anders Sandøe Ørsted | Anders Remmer | Anders Olsson | Anders Møller | Anders Linderoth | Anders Linder | Anders Koppel |
The institution was founded in 1749, but was preceded by an observatory built by astronomy professor Anders Spole (the grandfather of Anders Celsius) in 1672, which was destroyed at the Battle of Lund in 1676.
As the son of an astronomy professor, Nils Celsius, and the grandson of the mathematician Magnus Celsius and the astronomer Anders Spole, Celsius chose a career in science.