Daniel Juslenius
Daniel Juslenius (born June 10, 1676 in Mynämäki , † July 17, 1752 in Skara ) was a Finnish professor and bishop of Porvoo and Skara in Scandinavia .
Life
Juslenius was the son of a pastor of the same name. In 1691 he was enrolled at the Turku Academy . He worked as a historian and wrote treatises on historical subjects in 1700 and 1703. In 1703 he passed his master's degree and from 1705 worked as an adjunct in the philosophy faculty. In 1712 he was appointed professor for Greek and Hebrew languages. From 1715 to 1722 he was first a teacher and then rector at the grammar school in Västerås . After returning to Turku he was first pastor of the Finnish parish, in 1727 professor of theology . In 1729 he was the rector of the university. From 1731 he was a member of the parish in the Swedish Estates Association .
In 1734 he became a bishop in Porvoo , Finland . Due to the war, however, he had to flee to Sweden in 1742 and in 1744 became Bishop of Skara. In 1745 he published a Finnish dictionary.
As a historian, he endeavored to present a particularly proud assessment of Finnish history. His work was therefore taken up by the nationalist Finnish historiography at the end of the 18th century and gained greater fame. However, many of his theses are now considered outdated. Juslenius believed that Finnish and Hebrew were related languages. He saw the vandal as a people related to the Finns. He tried to prove that in addition to Andalusia , Vienna also derived its name from the Vandals. In addition, he emphasized and highlighted Finnism, especially in relation to Sweden. This at a time when Finland belonged to the Swedish Empire and efforts were made to unify the entire empire in the Swedish sense, ethnically and culturally.
Works
- Aboa vetus et nova , 1700
- Vindiciae Fennorum , 1703
- Suomalaisen Sana-lugun koetus , 1745
literature
- Olof Mustelin: Daniel Juslenius . In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon 20, 1973-75, pp. 488ff. ( Online resource )
- Jussi Nuorteva : Juslenius, Daniel. In: Olli Alho (Hrsg.): Kulturlexikon Finland. 2nd Edition. Finnish Literature Society , Helsinki 1999, ISBN 951-717-032-5 , page 157.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Gezelius the youngest |
Bishop of Porvoo 1734–1743 |
Johan Nylander |
| Petrus Schyllberg |
Bishop of Skara 1744–1752 |
Engelbert Halenius |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Juslenius, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish university professor and Bishop of Porvoo and Skara in Scandinavia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1676 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mynämäki |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1752 |
| Place of death | Skara |