The Most Reverend Jacob Axelsson Lindblom | |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Appointed | 1805 |
| In office | 1805–1819 |
| Predecessor | Uno von Troil |
| Successor | Carl von Rosenstein |
| Previous post | Bishop of Linköping(1786–1805) |
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| Ordination | 19 December 1786 by Uno von Troil |
| Consecration | 1 March 1787 by Uno von Troil |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
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| Born | (1746-07-27)27 July 1746 |
| Died | 2 December 1836(1836-12-02) (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Parents | Axel Johan Lindblom Regina Margaretha Pallavicini |
| Spouse | Margareta Fondin(1780–1783) Sofia Ulrica Söderberg(1784–1819) |
| Children | Lars Axel Lindblom Gustaf Adolf Lindblom |
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala |
Jacob Axelsson Lindblom (27 July 1746 – 15 February 1819) was aSwedish scholar and professor who becameArchbishop of Uppsala, a position he held between 1805 and 1819.[1]
Axelsson Lindblom was born atSkeda inÖstergötland, the son of a clergyman. He received his secondary education atLinköping gymnasium and matriculated atUppsala University in 1763. He became student of the philologistJohan Ihre and the Latinist Petrus Ekerman (1696–1783) who was also inspector of the student societyÖstgöta nation (Uppsala).[2]
He worked as a tutor for a noble family inLivonia from 1764 to 1766, came back to Uppsala where he completed hismagister degree in 1770. After having worked as adocent and a librarian at theuniversity library, he became an extraordinary professor in 1779 and was appointed to the Skyttean professorship of Eloquence and Political Science in 1781, after the death of his teacher Johan Ihre. Axelsson Lindblom published a History of Roman Literature (Illustriores linguæ Romanæ critici) and collaborated with Ihre on aLexicon Latino-Svecanum, which he was eventually to complete in 1790. He published prolifically historical, literary and other topics, but is not regarded as particularly original in his scholarly production.[3]
Axelsson Lindblom was a favorite of KingGustavus III, who made himBishop of Linköping in December 1786, nor withstanding the fact he had never been ordained, a situation remedied a few days after the appointment. As bishop he succeededUno von Troil, who had been madeArchbishop of Uppsala, and in 1805 he succeeded von Troil as archbishop of Uppsala as well, an appointment which also made himpro-chancellor of the university.[4]
He was elected a member of theSwedish Academy in 1809, and was awarded a knighthood in theOrder of Seraphim in 1818. His children were raised to the nobility with a change of surname toLindersköld.[3]
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