Johan Skytte
Johan Skytte (* May 1577 in Nyköping ; † March 15, 1645 in the Församling Söderåkra , Kalmar län ) was a Swedish politician.
Skytte was the private tutor of the later King Gustav II Adolf . In 1622 he became Chancellor of Uppsala University , where he founded the Skyttean Professorship . The Johan Skytte Prize for Political Science, named after him, has been awarded at Uppsala University since 1995.
After becoming Governor General of Swedish Livonia , Swedish Ingermanland and Swedish Karelia , he also became Chancellor of the University of Tartu in 1632 .
literature
- Jenny Ingemarsdotter: Ramism, rhetoric and reform: An intellectual biography of Johan Skytte (1577-1645). Dissertation, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Uppsala 2011. ISBN 978-91-554-8071-4 ( PDF ).
Web links
Commons : Johan Skytte - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry in the Svenskt biografiskt lexicon (Swedish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skytte, Johan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1577 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nykoping |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1645 |
| Place of death | Församling Söderåkra, Kalmar Lan |