Swedish Lutheran archbishop
Carl Fredrik af Wingård (born 26 September 1781 in Stockholm , died 19 September 1851) was a Swedish Lutheran archbishop of the Church of Sweden , Professor at Uppsala University , and politician . He served as Archbishop of Uppsala 1839–1851.[ 1] Swedish Academy .
Biography
His noble title (af ) was added to his family name Wingård already in 1799, as he was the son of a bishop, Johan Wingård , who became his predecessor in the Diocese of Gothenburg . He was cousin to the poet Johan Börjesson .
Af Wingård studied at the Uppsala University and eventually became professor there in 1810. In 1818 he was ordained priest and 8 July 1818 he became bishop of Gothenburg.
From all reports, af Wingård seems to have been a humanistic teacher and professor, gentle and caring, especially towards students.
Af Wingård was active against alcoholism among priests, and was one of the founders of the Temperance Society (Nykterhetssällskapet Gothenburg , established in 1830. He also founded the Swedish Mission Society (Svenska Missionssällskapet missions work among the Sámi people, together with Methodist missionary George Scott , industrialist Samuel Owen , priest Johan Olof Wallin , Count Mathias Rosenblad , and others.[ 2] [ 3] Pro Fide et Christianismo , a Christian education society.[ 4]
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1838.
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