Johannes Browallius
Johannes Browallius (30 August 1707 – 25 July 1755), also called John Browall, was a Finnish and Swedish Lutheran theologian, physicist, botanist and at one time friend of Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus.
The Right Reverend Johannes Browallius | |
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| Bishop of Turku | |
Oil on canvas portrait of Johannes Browallius by Margareta Capsia, Helsinki University Museum, 1750 | |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Turku |
| Appointed | 3 March 1749 |
| In office | 1749–1755 |
| Predecessor | Jonas Fahlenius |
| Successor | Karl Fredrik Mennander |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1746 |
| Consecration | 1749 by Henric Benzelius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1707 Västerås, Swedish Empire |
| Died | 25 July 1755 (aged 47) Turku, Finland |
| Buried | Turku Cathedral |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Anders Browallius & Katarina Sigtunia |
| Spouse | Elisabet Ehrenholm |
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