Johannes Steuchius
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Johannes Steuchius was Archbishop of Uppsala
in the Church of Sweden
from 1730 to his death. His family name was ennobled in 1719 to Steuch.
He was the son of the previous archbishop Mathias Steuchius
.
Before he became archbishop, he was a professor of logic
and metaphysics
at the University of Uppsala.
Archbishop of Uppsala
The Archbishop of Uppsala has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church.- Historical overview :...
in the Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
from 1730 to his death. His family name was ennobled in 1719 to Steuch.
He was the son of the previous archbishop Mathias Steuchius
Mathias Steuchius
Mathias Steuchius was Bishop of the Diocese of Lund, 1694 to 1714 and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Swedish Church from 1714 to his death....
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Before he became archbishop, he was a professor of logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
and metaphysics
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
at the University of Uppsala.