Johan Lilius (1724–1803) was a

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justice of the ''

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'' in

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, at a time when this court was part of the

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, and a founding member of the

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. Lilius was influential in the development and growth of

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and contributed among other things articles to Finland's first newspaper Åbo Tidningar.

Sources

*Åbo hofrätts historia intill den 12 nov. 1823, då Hofrätten firade sin andra secular-fest. Wilhelm Gabriel Lagus. Harvard University library edition
Helsinki University, baccalaureatus matricula
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