Jakob Gadolin Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Jakob Gadolin
Bishop of Turku
Church:Church of Sweden
Appointed:5 June 1788
Term:1788–1802
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Predecessor:Jakob Haartman
Successor:Jakob Tengström
Ordination:24 October 1752
Consecration:1788
Consecrated By:Carl Fredrik Mennander
Birth Date:24 October 1719
Nationality:Swedish
Parents:Jakob Andersson Gadolin & Anna Danielsdotter Lignipaeus
Spouse:Elisabet Browallia
Children:4

Jakob Gadolin (24 October 1719 – 26 September 1802) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop, professor of physics and theology, politician and statesman.

Gadolin was born in Strängnäs, Sweden. In 1736, he studied at The Royal Academy of Turku (which later became the University of Turku). In 1745 he became Master of Philosophy and Professor of Mathematics. He became accomplished in numerous fields such as philosophy and mathematics and from 1753 was a Professor of Physics and in 1762 Professor of Theology.In 1788, he succeeded Jakob Haartman as the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Turku which was then a diocese of the Church of Sweden. He held this position until his death in 1802.[1]

He served as a representative of the clergy in the Diocese of Turku in the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates 1755–56, 1760–62 and 1771–72. In 1751, Gadolin was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.[2]

Jakob Gadolin was married to Elisabet Browallia (1737–1793) and was the father of the noted chemist, Johan Gadolin.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jakob Gadolinus . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504190800/http://www.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=4733 . 2014-05-04 . November 1, 2016 . helsinki.fi . Helsingin yliopisto.
  2. Ahokas . Minna . 2013-03-01 . Pro Fide et Christianismo -seuran papisto ja 1700-luvun ruotsalainen koulu-uudistuskeskustelu . live . Kasvatus & Aika . fi . 7 . 1 . 1797-2299 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180415235505/https://journal.fi/kasvatusjaaika/article/view/68364 . 2018-04-15 . 2022-06-15.
  3. Web site: Finland's most famous chemist . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104850/http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/blogs/finlands-most-famous-chemist/11013112.blog . 2015-04-02 . November 1, 2016 . Royal Pharmaceutical Society.