Nils Mustelin

Nils Mustelin (11 August 1931 in Turku – 28 April 2004 in Helsinki) was a Finnish professor of physics, noted astronomer, and popular sceptic.

Mustelin was born in Turku, where he also spent his school years and studies. He matriculated in 1949 and studied physics at Åbo Akademi, graduating as a Ph.D. in 1963. He has worked at many places, including the University of Helsinki, Nordforsk, Tekes, and COST. After retiring he was a member of the board at the City of Helsinki, representing the Swedish People's Party.

Mustelin is known for his many scientific books, primarily his astronomic book Elämää maailmankaikkeudessa? ("Life in the universe?"). He is also famous for inventing sporalogy, a humorous pseudoscience parodying astrology.

Sources

• Nils Mustelin obituary at www.kaupunginosat.net (in Finnish)
• Copy of Nils Mustelin web pages (mostly in Swedish and Finnish), created when Nils Mustelin was nominated as a candidate in the parliamentary election to be held in Finland in March 1999.

Persondata
Name	Mustelin, Nils
Alternative names	Mustelin, Nils Olof
Short description	Also studied at MIT in 1950's.
Date of birth	11 August 1931
Place of birth
Date of death	28 April 2004
Place of death

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