Johan Georg Lillienberg

Johan Georg Lillienberg (1713 – 26 April 1798) was a

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count and politician who was appointed as

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Gotland Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the ...

in 1746. In 1749, he became Governor of

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and Björneborg, and in 1757 Governor of

Uppsala County Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or ''län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Provi ...

. Lillienberg was made a baron in 1766 and a count in 1778. In 1768, Lillienberg 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 died at his manor

Herresta Herresta is a large estate in Södermanland County in Sweden, located outside Mariefred. It has been in the possession of the Paus family since 1923. The manor lies beautifully adjacent to Herrestaviken, which was previously connected to Mäla ...

Södermanland Södermanland ( or ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form ''Sudermannia'' or ''Sudermania'', is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanla ...

. 1713 births 1798 deaths Swedish nobility Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Governors of Uppsala County {{Sweden-bio-stub