Jöns Svanberg (1771–1851) was a Swedish clergyman and natural scientist.

Life

He was born on 6 July 1771 in Ytterbyn, Sweden and died on 15 January 1851 in

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, Sweden.

Career

He entered

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at the age of 16. He received his Ph.D. in 1794. In 1806, he became the professor of

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and in 1811 he became the professor of mathematics at Uppsala University. In 1798, he became a member of the

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. From 1803 to 1811, he was the secretary of the

. In 1822, Svanberg was elected a member of the

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Works

Honours

He was the founder of Upsala Simsällskap, the Uppsala swimming society. The mountain Svanbergfjellet is named after him.

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