Carl von Rosenstein (born Carl Aurivillius; 13 May 1766 – 2 December 1836) was the

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from 1809 to 1819 and Archbishop of Uppsala from 1819 to 1836.

Biography

Rosenstein was born in

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, Sweden. He was the son of professor Samuel Aurivillius and Anna Margaretha Rosén von Rosenstein. He belonged to the

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. The "von Rosenstein" surname was his mother's family name which came through an adoption. His maternal grandfather was

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professor of medicine

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(1706–1773). He attended

where he first studied classical literature followed by theology. In 1786, at the age of 20, Rosenstein defended his PhD. He was ordained a priest in 1791 after becoming master of primus and associate professor of theology in 1790. In 1792 he became theology liceniat. He served as a theology lecturer at the University of Uppsala, leaving in 1796 to become pastor in the pastorate of

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and

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. In 1809, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Linköping and in 1819 Archbishop of Uppsala. He was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1809 and of the Swedish Academy from 1819.

References

1766 births 1836 deaths People from Uppsala Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala Lutheran bishops of Linköping 19th-century Lutheran archbishops Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Members of the Swedish Academy Burials at Uppsala old cemetery {{Sweden-bio-stub