Baron Sten Carl Bielke, born 14 March 1709 in

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; died 13 July 1753, was a Swedish '' Friherre'',

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and member of the House of Nobility of the Swedish Diet. His father was the ''Landshövding'' Baron Ture Stensson Bielke and his mother was Ursula Kristina Törne. Bielke was together with

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a founding member of the

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in ''Nordisk familjebok'' (2nd edition, 1921) He was a patron of the scholar

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. He received a private education and started his career as an

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at the Royal Library (''Kungliga biblioteket'') in

. He eventually became 'a Justice of the '' Hovrätt'' (

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) in

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(present

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). He was also politically active in the Caps.

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Members of the Riksdag of the Estates Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1709 births 1753 deaths 18th-century Swedish politicians 18th-century Swedish scientists {{Sweden-politician-stub