Eric Hesselgren
Eric Hesselgren (born March 12, 1715 in Stockholm , † December 31, 1803 in Säbrå , Härnösand parish ) was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and clergyman, most recently bishop of Härnösand .
Life
Hesselgren, a son of Chief Inspector Brynolf Hesselgren and his wife Hedvig Kristina Micrander, studied at Uppsala University from 1730 and obtained his master's degree in 1743 . In the same year he got a position as Amanuensis (secretary) at the university library and in 1745 took over a lectureship at the Philosophical Faculty. In 1746 he went on a trip abroad and visited the universities of Greifswald and Halle , where he won the trust of Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten . At times he also served as the secretary of a Swedish embassy in Berlin .
Returned to Sweden in 1752, he initially took a position as a high school teacher in Gävle . In 1754 he became an adjunct at the theological faculty in Uppsala. At the same time he was ordained and received the parish office in Börje as a prebender . In October 1760 he was promoted to full professor for Semitic languages . In addition to Hebrew and Aramaic, he also devoted himself to the ancient Ethiopian language . After receiving the degree of Dr. theol. in Lund , he switched to a professorship for theology in 1771. In 1769 and 1776 he was the rector of the university.
From 1779 until his death, Hesselgren worked as bishop in the diocese of Härnösand , which at that time still comprised the entire northern half of the country. He went on visitation trips and regularly called the pastors together for parish conferences . In 1791 he inaugurated the new building of the Härnösand grammar school (today the town hall).
In 1789, Hesselgren was appointed commander of the North Star Order .
Hesselgren was married to Elisabeth Margareta Asp from 1757. The daughters Hedvig Maria (* 1766) and Ulrika (* 1767) were married to theologians, while the sons Matthias (* 1769) and Brynolf (* 1770) became theologians themselves.
literature
- Swedish necrology. In: Intelligence Journal of the Jenaische Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung , Volume 5, 1804, p. 683.
- Hesselgren, släkt. In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Volume 18, Stockholm 1971, pp. 748f ( online resource ).
- Leonard Bygdén: Härnösand's Stifts Herdaminne. Vol. 1: Superintendenter och biskopar. Almqvist & Wiksell, Uppsala 1923, pp. 21-25 ( PDF file ).
Web links
- Hesselgren on the Church of Sweden website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Håkan Malmberg: Professorships i semitiska språk 400 år - dess förhistoria och första tre århundraden. In: Hans Nordesjö: Till Österland vill jag fara: Professorships in semitiska språk vid Uppsala universitet 400 år. Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala 2005, p. 14f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hesselgren, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish theologian and bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1803 |
| Place of death | Säbrå , Härnösand municipality |