Thomas von Westen
Thomas von Westen | |
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Cand.theol. in 1699 | |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Thomas von Westen (13 September 1682 – 9 April 1727) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary.[1] He was a driving force in the Sami mission, and founded the education institution Seminarium Scholasticum, the later Seminarium Lapponicum, in Trondheim.
Personal life
Von Westen was born in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Arnoldus von Westen (1643–1698) and his second wife, Inger Marie Thomasdatter Meyer.[2] His father was a pharmacist at Løveapoteket Apothecary.[3] His grandfather had been mayor of Trondheim.
Career
Von Westen attended
Along with his friend and fellow priest Nils Engelhart, von Westen was an active participant of an association of priests which they named Syvstjernen. Established in 1713, Syvstjernen was an association of the seven priests in Romsdal. The group met regularly to establish mutual support and to advance the principals of Pietism (Norwegian: Pietismen).[5][6]
He was also a pioneer of
See also
References
- ^ Thomas von Westens runebomme 1723 (Finnmark Forlag)
- ^ a b Grankvist, Rolf. "Thomas Von Westen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Løveapoteket". WikiStrinda. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Arnoldus von Westen". WikiStrinda. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Bjørn Jonson Dale. "Nils Engelhart". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Pietismen". Norges Historie - University of Oslo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
Other sources
- Sæter, Ivar (1926) Thomas von Westen (1926) Finnefolket sande ven, Læreren og videnskapsmanden (Oslo: Gyldendal)
- Grankvist, Rolf (2003) Seminarium Lapponicum Fredericianum i Trondheims-miljoet (Trondheim: DKNVS) ISBN 8251918987