Mattias Benzelstierna
Mattias Benzelstierna (born September 18, 1713 in Lund , † March 11, 1791 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish civil servant .
Live and act
Mattias Benzelstierna was a son of the Lutheran theology professor and later Archbishop Jakob Benzelius . In 1747 he was ennobled and since then has been called Benzelstierna , like several of his uncles. He studied together with Carl von Linné at the University of Lund . Later he was Chief Postal Director and from 1759 State Secretary. Benzelstierna became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1786 and an honorary member of the Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Academies .
literature
- Mattias Benzelstierna . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 71 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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| SURNAME | Benzelstierna, Mattias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benzelius, Mattias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish civil servant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lund |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1791 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |