Jakob Gadolin

{{Short description|Swedish bishop (1719–1802)}}

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Jakob Gadolin (24 October 1719 – 26 September 1802) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop, professor of physics and theology, politician and statesman.

Gadolin was born in Strängnäs, Sweden. In 1736, he studied at The Royal Academy of Turku (which later became the University of Turku). In 1745 he became Master of Philosophy and Professor of Mathematics. He became accomplished in numerous fields such as philosophy and mathematics and from 1753 was a Professor of Physics and in 1762 Professor of Theology.

In 1788, he succeeded Jakob Haartman as the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Turku which was then a diocese of the Church of Sweden. He held this position until his death in 1802.{{cite web |title=Jakob Gadolinus |url=http://www.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=4733 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504190800/http://www.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=4733 |archive-date=2014-05-04 |accessdate=November 1, 2016 |website=helsinki.fi |publisher=Helsingin yliopisto}}

He served as a representative of the clergy in the Diocese of Turku in the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates 1755–56, 1760–62 and 1771–72. In 1751, Gadolin was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.{{Cite journal |last=Ahokas |first=Minna |date=2013-03-01 |title=Pro Fide et Christianismo -seuran papisto ja 1700-luvun ruotsalainen koulu-uudistuskeskustelu |url=https://journal.fi/kasvatusjaaika/article/view/68364 |url-status=live |journal=Kasvatus & Aika |language=fi |volume=7 |issue=1 |issn=1797-2299 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415235505/https://journal.fi/kasvatusjaaika/article/view/68364 |archive-date=2018-04-15 |access-date=2022-06-15}}

Jakob Gadolin was married to Elisabet Browallia (1737–1793) and was the father of the noted chemist, Johan Gadolin.{{cite web |title=Finland's most famous chemist |url=http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/blogs/finlands-most-famous-chemist/11013112.blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104850/http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/blogs/finlands-most-famous-chemist/11013112.blog |archive-date=2015-04-02 |accessdate=November 1, 2016 |publisher=Royal Pharmaceutical Society}}