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Olaus, Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1490-1557

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Personal name headingOlaus, Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1490-1557
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Variant(s)Magni, Olaus, 1490-1557
Magno, Olao, 1490-1557
Magnus, Olaus, 1490-1557
Magnus, Olaus, Abp. of Uppsala, 1490-1557
Månsson, Olof, 1490-1557
Olaus Magni, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1490-1557
Olaus, Magnus Gothus, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1490-1557
Associated placeUppsala, Sweden
Birth date1490
Death date1557
Place of birthSkänninge, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Place of deathRome, Italy
Field of activityChristianity History Geography
AffiliationCatholic Church
Profession or occupationBishops Historians Geographers
Found inMagnus, J. Hist. de omnibus gothorum ... 1554.
I Fratelli Giovanni e Olao Magno, 1999: p. 3 (Johannes and Olaus Magnus)
New Advent www site, 26 March 2013: Catholic Encyclopedia (Olaus Magnus; Swedish historian and geographer; born in Skeninge, Sweden, 1490; died in Rome, Italy, 1557 or 1558; appointed archbishop of Uppsala in 1544 but never entered into office, spending rest of his life in Italy)
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