Johannes Browallius

The Right Reverend

Johannes Browallius
Bishop of Turku
Oil on canvas portrait of Johannes Browallius by Margareta Capsia, Helsinki University Museum, 1750
ChurchChurch of Sweden
DioceseTurku
Appointed3 March 1749
In office1749–1755
PredecessorJonas Fahlenius
SuccessorKarl Fredrik Mennander
Orders
Ordination1746
Consecration1749
by Henric Benzelius
Personal details
Born(1707-08-30)30 August 1707
Died25 July 1755(1755-07-25) (aged 47)
Turku, Finland
BuriedTurku Cathedral
NationalitySwedish
DenominationLutheran
ParentsAnders Browallius & Katarina Sigtunia
SpouseElisabet Ehrenholm

Johannes Browallius (30 August 1707 – 25 July 1755), also called John Browall, was a Finnish and Swedish Lutheran theologian, physicist, botanist and at one time friend of Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus.[1]

  1. ^ "Johannes Browallius". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

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