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Erik Benzelius

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Gender Male
Death281 years ago
Date of birth January 27,1675
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Uppsala
Sweden
Date of died September 23,1743
DiedLinkoping
Sweden
Parents Erik Benzelius the Elder
Place of burialLinköpings Domkyrka, Linköping, Sweden
Children Carl Jesper Benzelius
Greta Benzelia
Erik Benzelstierna
Siblings Jacob Benzelius
Current partnerAnna Swedenborg
Grandchildren Johanna Kristina Benzelstierna
FoundedRoyal Society Of Sciences In Uppsala
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Date of Upd.
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Erik Benzelius Life story


Erik Benzelius the younger was a priest, theologian, librarian, bishop of Linköping, 1731–1742 and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1742–1743. He was a highly learned man and one of Sweden's important Enlightenment figures.

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