Johan Börjesson


Johan Börjesson

Born(1790-08-30)30 August 1790
Tanum, Sweden
Died6 May 1866(1866-05-06) (aged 75)
OccupationPrelate, poet, and dramatist
LanguageSwedish
NationalitySwedish
EducationTheology
Alma materUppsala University
Literary movementPhosphorism
Romanticism
Years active1814–1866
SpouseFredrika Gustava Fock
Children2, including Agnes Börjesson
RelativesBishop Johan Wingård (uncle)
Archbishop Carl Fredrik af Wingård (cousin)
Freiherr sv:Berndt Wilhelm Fock (father-in-law)

Johan Börjesson (30 August 1790 – 6 May 1866) was a Swedish prelate, poet, and dramatist, associated with the Swedish phosphorist and romanticist movements. He was holder of chair 3 of the Swedish Academy.