Religion
As Uppsala University has one of only two faculties of Theology in Sweden, and the older one of the two (the other one is in Lund), most Swedish churchmen of note have actually graduated from the university.
- Nicolaus Olai Campanius (1593-1624), priest
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), scientist, philosopher and religious mystic
- Lars Levi Laestadius (1800–1861), clergyman and botanist, founder of the conservative laestadian movement.
- Nathan Söderblom (1866–1931), professor of comparative religion. Later archbishop of Uppsala and Nobel peace laureate in 1931
- Gustaf Unonius (1810–1902), Episcopalian priest
- Israel Acrelius (1714–1800), Lutheran missionary to New Sweden and author who wrote History of New Sweden
- Johan Campanius (1601–1683), Lutheran clergyman assigned to New Sweden
- Carl Aaron Swensson (1857–1904), American Lutheran minister and founder of Bethany College
Read more about this topic: List Of Uppsala University People
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