Hans Svane

Hans Svane
Bishop of Zealand
Church	Church of Denmark
In office	1655–1668
Predecessor	Laurids Mortensen Scavenius
Successor	Hans Wandal
Personal details
Born	(1606-03-27)27 March 1606 Horsens, Denmark-Norway
Died	26 July 1668(1668-07-26) (aged 62)
Denomination	Lutheranism
Parents	Anna Svane Hans Olufsen Riber

Hans Svane (Svaning) (27 March 1606 – 26 July 1668) was a Danish statesman and clergy member of the Church of Denmark. He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1635 and Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1655 until his death.^[1]