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Olof Wallqvist
Olof Wallquist (1755 – 30 April 1800) was a Sweden, Swedish statesman and ecclesiastic. Biography Wallqvist was born in Lekeberg Municipality, Edsberg, Närke. He was ordained in 1776, became Doctor of Philosophy in 1779, court preacher to Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen Louisa Ulrica in 1780, and bishop of Växjö in 1787. He attracted the attention of Gustavus III of Sweden, Gustavus III by his eloquent preaching at the fashionable St Clara church at Stockholm. Gustavus at once took the young priest by the hand, appointed him, at twenty-five, one of his chaplains; made him a canon before he was thirty and a bishop at thirty-two, and finally placed him at the head of the newly appointed commission for reforming the ecclesiastical administration of the country. Thus at thirty-four Wallqvist had nothing more to hope for but the primacy, which would infallibly have been his also had the archbishop died during the king's lifetime. Wallqvist was, however, much more of a politician t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olof Wallqvist 1790
Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf (other), Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: *Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 *Per-Olov Brasar (born 1950), retired professional ice hockey forward *Olov Englund (born 1983), Swedish bandy player *Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020), one of Sweden's internationally best known authors *Olle Hagnell (1924–2011), Swedish psychiatrist *Karl Olov Hedberg (1923–2007), botanist, taxonomist, author, professor at Uppsala University *Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), Swedish film director *Per Olov Jansson (1920–2019), Finnish photographer *Olof Johansson (born 1937), Swedish politician *Per-Olov Kindgren (born 1956), Swedish musician, composer, guitarist and music teacher *Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206 *Sven-Olov Lawesson (1926–1988), Swedish chemist known for his popularization of Lawesso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
