Johan Frans Podolyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Frans Podolyn

Swedish numismatist

Date of Birth: 29-May-1739

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 29-May-1784

Profession: historian, numismatist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Johan Frans Podolyn or Johann Franz Podolyn (Lisbon 29 May 1739 - Gothenburg 29 May 1784) was a Swedish numismatist who published on Punic currency in his possession which had been found on the island of Corvo in the Azores.
He wrote about the discovery in 1778 in a Swedish academic publication now known as the Publications of the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg, presumably indicating that he was a member of the society.Podolyn was the son of a Swedish merchant and Vice-Consul.
He had a gift for languages and worked for the Alströmer family, accompanying them on voyages in addition to working as a bookkeeper in Gothenburg and Alingsås.
He amassed a considerable coin collection.
He was married to Anna Norberg; he had been engaged to marry Jeanette Ölander, but she died before the marriage could take place.