Sten Carl Bielke

Sten Carl Bielke (born March 14, 1709 in Stockholm , † July 13, 1753 in Adelsö församling , Stockholms län ) was a Swedish court judge, chamberlain, baron and co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from the noble Bielke family .

Life

Bielke was the son of Baron Ture Stensson Bielke and his wife Ursula Kristina (née Törne). Since his father died early, he was taken in by a relative and taught in various European languages. After a trip abroad, Bielke studied law. After completing his training, he took over the position of vice-president at the court of Turku in 1746 . As a member of the knighthood in the Swedish Reichstag , he supported the Mössorna party .

In addition to his professional career, he dealt with botanical studies. He also supported other biologists financially and was close friends with Carl von Linné and Pehr Kalm . This interest made Bielke one of the six founders of the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1739.

Bielke owned a number of country estates, the accurate management of which he attached great importance. On his Löfstad estate , he laid out a botanical garden that exceeded all previous private gardens in Sweden in terms of biodiversity.

Bielke was married twice.

• On July 3, 1741 with Baroness Hedvig Maria (nee Brauner, 1721–1742), a daughter of Baron Johan Brauner (Braunerhjelm), a son Ture Johan Bielke (born 1742), who participated in the murder of the Swedish King Gustav III. should have been involved.
• On September 12, 1746 with Eleonora (born von Mentzer, 1725–1786), a daughter of Baron Johan von Mentzer.

literature

• 14. Bielke, Sten Karl . In: Nils Linder (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 1st edition. tape 2 : Barometer capitularis . Gernandts boktryckeri, Stockholm 1878, Sp. 499 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• 18. Sten Karl B. In: Bernhard Meijer (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 3 : Bergsvalan – Branstad . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1905, Sp. 334 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• Bielke, Sten Carl . 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. 92-93 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• G. Carlquist, Sv. Odén: Sten Carl Bielke. In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Volume 4: Berndes block. Bonnier, Stockholm 1924, p. 276 ( sok.riksarkivet.se ).

Web links

• Correspondence between Sten Carl Bielke and Carl von Linné