Carl Fredrik Mennander
The Most Reverend Karl Fredrik Mennander | |
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University of Uppsala |
Carl Fredrik Mennander (sometimes modernised as Karl Fredrik Mennander, often just C.F. Mennander) (19 July 1712, Stockholm – 22 May 1786) was Bishop of Turku, Finland, from 1757–1775 and then Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1775 to his death.[1]
He arrived as a student at the
He was ordained priest, and also had a professorship in physics. In 1757 he was consecrated
He became highly engaged in the matters of the Uppsala University and published many disputations, speeches and dissertations. At his death, he had gathered one of the finest book collections of his time. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1744. Mennander was also a member of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.[2]
See also
- List of Archbishops of Uppsala
References
- ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- (in Swedish) Nordisk familjebok (1913), article Mennander
- (in Swedish) Sv. biografiskt handlexikon, article Mennander
External links
Media related to Carl Fredrik Mennander at Wikimedia Commons
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