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Nathan Söderblom

1866 - 1931

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Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnɑ̌ːtan ˈsø̌ːdɛrblʊm]; 15 January 1866 – 12 July 1931) was a Swedish bishop. He was the Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala from 1914 to 1931, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 12 July. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nathan Söderblom is the 724th most popular religious figure, the 108th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 114th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Nathan Söderblom is most famous for being the first Archbishop of Sweden and the Primate of the Church of Sweden. He was also a theologian and a philosopher.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nathan Söderblom ranks 724 out of 3,187Before him are Anatolius of Constantinople, Ivo of Kermartin, Ludmila of Bohemia, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Zayd ibn Ali, and Pelagia. After him are Silas, Dayananda Saraswati, Muhammad Ahmad, Demetrios I of Constantinople, Eulalia of Mérida, and John Cassian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Nathan Söderblom ranks 19Before him are Beatrix Potter, Hans von Seeckt, Aleksandr Ulyanov, Aby Warburg, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, and Lev Shestov. After him are Antoine Meillet, Ferruccio Busoni, Anne Sullivan, Ramsay MacDonald, Lizzie Magie, and Léon Bakst. Among people deceased in 1931, Nathan Söderblom ranks 23Before him are Arnold Bennett, Geli Raubal, George Herbert Mead, F. W. Murnau, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, and Armand Fallières. After him are Peter Kürten, Carin Göring, Eugène Ysaÿe, Dionysios Kasdaglis, Vincent d'Indy, and Kitasato Shibasaburō.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nathan Söderblom ranks 108 out of 1,879Before him are Ermanaric (400), Arvid Carlsson (1923), Stieg Larsson (1954), Axel Munthe (1857), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), and Bibi Andersson (1935). After him are Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Svante Pääbo (1955), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Olaus Magnus (1490), and Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Nathan Söderblom ranks 3Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303), and Eric IX of Sweden (1120). After him are Olaus Magnus (1490), Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Laurentius Petri (1499).