Jakob Gadolin (24 October 1719 – 26 September 1802) was a

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, professor of

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

and

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and statesman. Gadolin was born in

Strängnäs Strängnäs is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 15,363 inhabitants in 2020. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, one of t ...

, Sweden. In 1736, he studied at

The Royal Academy of Turku The Royal Academy of Turku or the Royal Academy of Åbo ( sv, Kungliga Akademin i Åbo or ; la, Regia Academia Aboensis; fi, Turun akatemia) was the first university in Finland, and the only Finnish university that was founded when the country ...

(which later became the

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). In 1745 he became Master of Philosophy and Professor of Mathematics. He became accomplished in numerous fields such as

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and

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and from 1753 was a Professor of Physics and in 1762 Professor of Theology. In 1788, he succeeded

Jakob Haartman Jakob Haartman (8 March 1717 - 6 March 1788) was the Bishop of Turku in Finland from 1776 till his death in 1788. Biography Haartman was born on 8 March 1717 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Finnish parents Johan Jakobsson Haartman, a priest, and ...

as the

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of the

Archdiocese of Turku The Archdiocese of Turku ( fi, Turun arkkihiippakunta, sv, Åbo ärkestift), historically known as '' Archdiocese of Åbo'', is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. It is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and its see city is ...

which was then a diocese of the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...

. He held this position until his death in 1802. He served as a representative of the clergy in the Diocese of Turku in the Swedish

Riksdag of the Estates Riksdag of the Estates ( sv, Riksens ständer; informally sv, Ståndsriksdagen) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to t ...

1755–56, 1760–62 and 1771–72. In 1751, Gadolin was elected a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special ...

. He was a member of

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, a Christian education society. Jakob Gadolin was married to Elisabet Browallia (1737–1793) and was the father of the noted chemist,

Johan Gadolin Johan Gadolin (5 June 176015 August 1852) was a Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist. Gadolin discovered a " new earth" containing the first rare-earth compound yttrium, which was later determined to be a chemical element. He is also con ...

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* 1719 births 1802 deaths People from Strängnäs Municipality Finnish Lutheran theologians Finnish scientists Finnish politicians Finnish philosophers Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku Members of the Riksdag of the Estates 18th-century Lutheran bishops 19th-century Lutheran bishops Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 18th-century Protestant theologians 18th-century Swedish politicians {{finland-bio-stub

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