Johan Lilius (1724–1803) was a Finnish justice of the ''

Hovrätt The courts of appeal in Sweden and in Finland, also known as in Swedish and in Finnish (literally 'Royal Court'), deal with appeals against decisions of the district courts. They also are responsible for supervising the operations of the dis ...

'' in Åbo (Turku), at a time when this court was part of the

judicial system of Sweden The judicial system of Sweden consists of the law of Sweden and a number of Government agencies in Sweden, government agencies tasked with upholding security and rule of law within the country. The activities of these agencies include police and ...

, and a founding member of the Aurora Society. Lilius was influential in the development and growth of

Finnish literature Finnish literature refers to literature written in Finland. During the European early Middle Ages, the earliest text in a Finnic language is the unique thirteenth-century Birch bark letter no. 292 from Novgorod. The text was written in Cyrilli ...

and contributed among other things articles to Finland's first newspaper Åbo Tidningar.

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Helsinki University, baccalaureatus matricula
Finnish jurists 1724 births 1803 deaths Age of Liberty people 19th-century Swedish judges 18th-century Swedish judges {{Sweden-hist-stub

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