Johan Börjesson
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The Reverend Johan Börjesson RDDO, LVVS |
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| Born |
August 30, 1790 Tanum, Bohuslän |
| Died | May 6, 1866 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Prelate, poet, and dramatist |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality |
 Sweden
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| Education | Theology |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Literary movement |
Romanticism |
| Years active | 1814-1866 |
| Spouse | Fredrika Gustava Fock |
| Children | 2, including Agnes Börjesson |
| Relatives | Bishop Johan Wingård (uncle) Archbishop Carl Fredrik af Wingård (cousin) Freiherr (father-in-law) |
Johan Börjesson (30 August 1790 - 6 May 1866) was a Swedish prelate, poet, and dramatist. He was holder of chair 3 of the Swedish Academy.
Johan Börjesson was born in Tanum, Bohuslän, in 1790 to Börje Hansson and Agneta Wingård. His uncle was Bishop Johan Wingård, his cousin Archbishop Carl Fredrik af Wingård. He enroled at Uppsala University in 1808, graduated in 1815, and was ordinated priest in the Church of Sweden in 1816. While in Uppsala, Börjesson was admitted to the romanticist society Aurora, where he initatied his poetic endeavours, although he never quite embraced the movement's ideals.
Johan Börjesson married Fredrika Gustava Fock, the daughter of Freiherr , in 1823. They had two daughters, of which one survived into adulthood, the artist Agnes Börjesson, who became one of the four first women admitted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
Later in life, in the early 1860s, his manse was visited by the British novelist Horace Marryat who subsequently published a travelogue, One year in Sweden (published 1862; Swedish translation 1863), based in his impressions and findings while staying with the family.
After a long time on the countryside, towards the last few months of his life he returned to Uppsala.
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