Letter 4282

Eric Benzelius to Hans Sloane – June 17, 1731


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Date: June 17, 1731
Author: Eric Benzelius
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: ff. 257-258



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Eric Benzelius the younger (1675-1743) was a Swedish priest, theologian, and librarian. He was Archbishop of Uppsala, Professor of Theology at the University of Uppsala, Librarian of the University of Uppsala, and the founder of Sweden’s first scientific periodical, the ‘Acta literaria Suecia’, which was published between 1720 and 1739 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Benzelius_the_younger).




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