Church Church of Sweden Appointed 1747 Predecessor Jakob Benzelius Place of burial Uppland Successor Samuel Troilius | Archdiocese Uppsala In office 1747-1758 Name Henric Benzelius Alma mater Uppsala University | |
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Consecration 12 September 1742
by Erik Benzelius the younger Died May 20, 1758, Uppsala, Sweden Parents Erik Benzelius the Elder, Margaretha Odhelia Grandparents Margareta Jonsdotter, Henrik Jakobsson | ||
Henrik Benzelius (August 7, 1689, Strangnas – May 20, 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death. Benzelius was one of the people sent by Charles XII of Sweden to the Middle East, travelling to Egypt and Syria. After returning for a time he took up a post in Lund University.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1746.
He was also a manuscript collector.
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