About Jakob Jonas Björnståhl
Lived 1731 – 1779 (aged 48). Jakob Jonas Björnståhl was a Swedish university teacher, writer, orientalist and philologist.
Jakob Jonas Björnståhl (January 23, 1731 in Rotarbo – July 11, 1779 in Thessaloniki) was a Swedish orientalist and Greek philologist from Lund University. He was a manuscript collector (minuscule 901, minuscule 902, and minuscule 1852). In 1753 he became a student at Uppsala University. In 1761 he received a Master's degree in arts and a position of docent in Gothic form Johan Ihre.
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Who was Jakob Jonas Björnståhl?
Swedish orientalist (1731-1779)
When was Jakob Jonas Björnståhl born?
Jakob Jonas Björnståhl was born on 23 January 1731 in Näshulta församling.
When did Jakob Jonas Björnståhl die?
Jakob Jonas Björnståhl died on 12 July 1779 in Thessaloniki.
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Jakob Jonas Björnståhl was a university teacher, writer, orientalist and philologist.
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Jakob Jonas Björnståhl was Swedish.
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