Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius or ''Johannes Rudbeck'' (3 April 1581 – 8 August 1646) was

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from 1619 until his death and personal chaplain to King

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Biography

Being a member of the Rudbeck, Rudbeck family, Johannes was born in Ormesta, Almby parish, outside

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, Sweden. He was the son of Johan Pedersson Rudbeck (1550-1603) and Christina Pedersdtr Bose. He was a student at

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in 1598 and at

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received his

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in 1603. He was a professor of mathematics at Uppsala from 1604, professor of Hebrew from 1609 and professor of theology from 1611. He was made Bishop in the Diocese of Västerås in 1618. In his capacity of bishop, he was restlessly active in organising. He founded the Swedish system of parish registers, ordering his parsons to file comments on every person in the parish. In 1623 he founded the first gymnasium, a school of

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in Sweden. He also founded the first school for girls in Sweden, Rudbeckii flickskola, in 1632. Rudbeckius was considered politically suspect by his superiors but his reforms were gradually introduced in the whole country.

Personal life

With his second wife Magadalena Malin Carlsdotter (1602–1649), he had a son

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(1630–1702), who was a noted scientist of the 17th century. His grandson

Olof Rudbeck the Younger Olof Rudbeck the Younger or Olaus Rudbeckius d.y. (15 March 1660 – 23 March 1740) was a Swedish explorer, scientist, botanist, ornithologist and rector of Uppsala University. Biography Olof Rudbeck was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of O ...

(1660–1740) was a scientist, botanist and ornithologist. Bishop Rudbeckius' granddaughter, Wendela Rudbeck (1668–1710), married Peter Olai Nobelius (1655–1707) from whom descended

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(1833–1896).

References

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