Johan Wingård (19 April 1738 – 12 January 1818) was a

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of the

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of the

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, as well as first holder of chair no. 6 of the

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. He also served as member of the

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Biography

Johan Wingård was born in 1738 in

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, to Didrik Hansson Wingård and Inger Helena (née Quilldahl). His family included several

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; his 4th great-grandfather was the Norwegian-

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er Gude Axelsen Giedde, and his nephew was the poet

Johan Börjesson Johan Börjesson (30 August 1790 – 6 May 1866) was a Swedish prelate, poet, and dramatist, associated with the Swedish phosphorist and romanticist movements. He was holder of chair 3 of the Swedish Academy. Biography Johan Börjesson was bo ...

. He married Fredrika (née af Darelli), daughter of . Their issue included Johan Didrik af Wingård, Johanna Helena (married Wrangel af Sauss) and

Carl Fredrik af Wingård Carl Fredrik af Wingård (born 26 September 1781 in Stockholm, died 19 September 1851) was a Sweden, Swedish Lutheran archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Professor at Uppsala University, and politician. He served as Archbishop of Uppsala 1839&nda ...

, the latter the future

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of the

. Wingård studied at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet and

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, from where he received a

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in 1779. He was ordained priest in Saint James's Church in

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in 1766, appointed

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in 1775, and

of the

in 1780. He served at the

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, whose funeral he also held in the

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. Bishop Johan Wingård attended as member of the Estate of the Clergy at the

in 1778, 1786, 1789, 1792 and 1800. He was the first holder of chair No. 6 of the

, a member of the

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, and a

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of the

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Distinctions

* :

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of the

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(1789;

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1784) * :

of the

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* : Chair no. 6 of the

References

* ''Berättelser ur Göteborgs Historia under Gustavianska tiden'', Hugo Fröding, Wald. Zachrissons Boktryckeri, Göteborg 1922 s.136-141
Nordisk Familjebok
*''Porträtt av biskopar i sin tid'', professor Anders Jarlert, Göteborgs stiftshistoriska sällskap, Tre Böcker Förlag, Göteborg 1997 s. 48-49 * Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad, ''Biographiskt Lexicon öfver namnkunnige svenska män: Wa - Win'', olym 20 P. M. Lindhs förlag, Uppsala, 1852 *''Matrikel öfwer dem af Swea-Rikes ridderskap och adel, som från år 1794 till närwarande tid blifwit introducerade, samt adopterade, och i riddare-klassen flyttade'', Carl Fredrik Rothlieb & Johan Adam Rehbinder, Stockholm, 1807 s. 110f {{DEFAULTSORT:Wingård, Johan 1738 births 1818 deaths Bishops of Gothenburg Uppsala University alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University Members of the Riksdag of the Estates Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star Knights of the Order of Charles XIII Members of the Swedish Academy People from Västra Götaland County Swedish Freemasons 18th-century Swedish Lutheran priests 19th-century Swedish Lutheran bishops