Clemens Johannes Helin III or Clemens Helin II (14 December 1742 - 5 September 1807) was a Swedish scholar, theologist, military preacher and provost. He was the third patriarch of the
Helin family
The Helin family (English pronunciation: hÉlÉȘn, also known as Helin - Bo in Stockholm, and as von Helin in Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William an ...
.
Biography
(Clemens Helin 1742-1807) was the son of
Clemens Johannes Helin ll and Baroness Vendela Christina Hjelmgren in GrÀnna. He obtained a
masters degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. at
Greifswalds University in
Germany in 1766.
Clemens lll was appointed as
Extraordinary Preacher of the
Livregementets dragoner in 1769.
In 1773, he was appointed as
Principal of
Stora Barnhuset
''Stora Barnhuset'' (literally: "Great Children's Home"), from 1785 known as ''AllmÀnna Barnhuset'' ("Public Children's Home"), was Sweden's largest orphanage, founded 1633 in Stockholm and active until 1922. The charitable foundation of the orph ...
(
English: ''The Great Children's Home''). He acted as
Provost in multiple constituencies, amongst other, Ăstra Kontrakt, and
Konga Parish.
On July 8, 1774, married Sara Christina Unge (1746â1817).
Sara Christinaâs father was the
Circuit Judge of
Konga Anders Unge (1685-1767),
the eldest son of medical doctorate
Petrus Unge (1643-1714).
Her mother was Anna Helena Windrufva, daughter of estate owner
Sven Eliasson Windrufva (1664-1722),
and granddaughter of
Elias Svenonis Windrufva (1635-1685), who, according to the 1681 Tax Record, was the wealthiest man in
BorÄs
BorÄs ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of BorÄs Municipality, VÀstra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
BorÄs is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the ...
.
Anna Helenaâs great-grandfather was the
Mayor and
Lordship of
BorÄs
BorÄs ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of BorÄs Municipality, VÀstra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
BorÄs is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the ...
Sven Persson Windrufva (1598-1659).
The Windrufva family owned Ramshulan, JutagÀrde, Ridarebo and Funningen.
References
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1742 births
1807 deaths
Swedish theologians