Boëthius is a Swedish clerical family descended from ''Herr Anders'', the first Protestant vicar of

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(early 16th century). His grandson ''Boëtius Olai Moræus'' (died 1628) took his surname from

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, where he served as vicar. His given name ''Boëtius'' was a latinization of the Swedish name ''Bo'' and was assumed as a surname by his grandson Jacob Boëthius (1647–1718) who was vicar of Mora and spent ten years in prison as a political dissident. Later notable members of this family include the following: * Daniel Boëthius (1751–1810), enlightenment philosopher * Jacob Edvard Boëthius (1789–1849), jurist * Simon Boëthius (1850–1924), historian, political scientist and politician * Bertil Boëthius (1885–1974), historian, head of the Swedish National Archives 1944–1950 *

Axel Boëthius Axel Boëthius (July 18, 1889 in Arvika, Sweden – May 7, 1969 in Rome, Italy) was a scholar and archaeologist of Etruscan culture. Boëthius was primarily a student of Etruscan and Italic architecture. His father was the historian Simon B ...

(1889–1969), classical archaeologist * Gerda Boëthius (1890–1961), art historian *

Maria-Pia Boëthius Maria-Pia Boëthius (born 1947) is a Swedish journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer and activist. She worked as a journalist for the newspaper ''Expressen'' from 1968 to 1978. Among her books are ''Skylla sig själv'' from 1976 (on rape), ''Heder ...

(b. 1947), feminist writer and journalist

References

*''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon'', vol. 5 (1925), p. 117f. *''

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(accessed 31 March 2006) Swedish families {{DEFAULTSORT:Boethius (Family)