Nathan Söderblom
Nathan Söderblom.
Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (15 January 1866 – 12 July 1931) was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on July 12.
Söderblom was born on a farm called Trönö, today Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County. His father was a priest and a devoted Christian with a strong personal faith.
He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1883. Although not initially convinced what he wanted to study, he eventually decided to follow in his father's footsteps. On returning from a journey to the U.S., he was ordained priest in 1893.
During the years 1892 and 1893, Söderblom was first vice president and the president of the Uppsala Student Union.
In 1912, he became a professor of Religious studies at Leipzig University. But already in 1914, he was chosen to become archbishop.
His leadership of the Christian "Life and Work" movement in the 1920s has led him to be recognised as one of the principal founders of the ecumenical movement, and he was a close friend of the English ecumenist George Bell.
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Preceded by
Johan August Ekman |
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
1914-1931 |
Succeeded by
Erling Eidem |
Preceded by
Waldemar Rudin |
Swedish Academy, Chair No. 16
1921-1932 |
Succeeded by
Tor Andræ |
Nobel Peace Prize laureates |
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Aristide Briand / Gustav Stresemann (1926) · Ferdinand Buisson / Ludwig Quidde (1927) · Frank B. Kellogg (1929) · Nathan Söderblom (1930) · Jane Addams / Nicholas Butler (1931) · Norman Angell (1933) · Arthur Henderson (1934) · Carl von Ossietzky (1935) · Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1936) · Robert Cecil (1937) · Nansen International Office for Refugees (1938) · International Red Cross and Red Crescent (1944) · Cordell Hull (1945) · Emily Balch / John Mott (1946) · Friends Service Council / American Friends Service Committee (1947) · John Boyd Orr (1949) · Ralph Bunche (1950)
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Complete roster · 1901–1925 · 1926–1950 · 1951–1975 · 1976–2000 · 2001–present |
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Archbishops of Uppsala |
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12th century |
Stefan · Johannes · Petrus
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13th century |
Olov Lambatunga · Valerius · Olov Basatömer · Jarler · Lars · Folke Johansson Ängel · Jakob Israelsson · Johan Odulfsson · Magnus Bosson · Johan · Nils Allesson
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14th century |
Nils Kettilsson · Olov Björnsson · Petrus Filipsson · Hemming Nilsson · Petrus Torkilsson · Birger Gregersson · Henrik Karlsson
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15th–16th century |
Jöns Gerekesson · Johan Håkansson · Olov Larsson · Arnold of Bergen · Nicolaus Ragvaldi · Jöns Bengtsson (Oxenstierna) · Tord Pedersson (Bonde) · Jakob Ulvsson · Gustav Trolle
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Reformation |
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Post-Reformation |
Laurentius Petri (Nericius) · Laurentius Petri Gothus · Andreas Laurentii Björnram · Abraham Angermannus · Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis
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17th century |
Olaus Martini · Petrus Kenicius · Laurentius Paulinus Gothus · Johannes Canuti Lenaeus · Lars Stigzelius · Johan Baazius the younger · Olov Svebilius
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18th century |
Erik Benzelius the elder · Haquin Spegel · Mathias Steuchius · Johannes Steuchius · Erik Benzelius the younger · Jakob Benzelius · Henrik Benzelius · Samuel Troilius · Magnus Beronius · Karl Fredrik Mennander · Uno von Troil
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19th century |
Jakob Axelsson Lindblom · Carl von Rosenstein · Johan Olof Wallin · Carl Fredrik af Wingård · Hans Olov Holmström · Anton Niklas Sundberg
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20th century |
Johan August Ekman · Nathan Söderblom · Erling Eidem · Yngve Brilioth · Gunnar Hultgren · Ruben Josefson · Olof Sundby · Bertil Werkström · Gunnar Weman · Karl Gustav Hammar
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21st century |
Anders Wejryd
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