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Johannes Rudbeckius

Johannes Rudbeckius or Johannes Rudbeck (1581-1646), bishop at Västerås, Sweden, from 1619 until his death. In 1623 he founded the first gymnasium, a school of secondary education, in Sweden at Västerås. Togeather with his second wife Magnalena Hising, they had the son Olaus Rudbeckius, sr.

See also: Church of Sweden

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