Johannes Steuchius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Steuchius

Archbishop of Uppsala

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1676

Place of Birth: Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1742

Profession: priest, university teacher

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johannes Steuchius (January 3, 1676 – June 21, 1742) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1730 to his death.
He was born in Härnösand, the son of the previous archbishop Mathias Steuchius.
His family name was ennobled in 1719 to Steuch.
He was consecrated in Linköping in 1730 by his father, a few months before he died.
Before he became archbishop, he was a professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Uppsala.