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SOPHIA BRENNER. 1265
passed through the University of Upsal, the Diet of 1723 granted
him means for undertaking a scientific journey through Europe,
where he made the acquaintance of the leading mathematicians and
philosophers. Meanwhile the respect which he enjoyed among the
scientific men increased, so that in 1728, mainly on the recommen
dation of the philosopher Christopher von Wolf he was appointed
professor of mathematics in Upsal. That professorship he filled for
twenty-four years to the great advantage and honour of the Uni
versity. In 1755 he was appointed instructor of the Crown-Prince
Gustavus III, which office he filled until 1764. He died in 1765.
NOTE 294.
SOPHIA BRENNER.
Sophia Brenner, whom Swedenborg in Document 39 (Vol. I,
p. 208) called "the Sappho of our age," was born in 1659. Her
biographer in the Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexicon says respecting
her: "She was so quick at learning that by simply listening to her
brothers’ instruction she acquired a knowledge of the Latin language,
and by some extra instruction which she afterwards received, she
was enabled to write Latin verses. Still greater skill she displayed
in the use of the German languages, which was the home language
of her parents. In the Italian, French, and Dutch languages
also she was so thoroughly at home that she was able to write
verses also in the two former of these. Inspired by reading
Kingo’s Danish songs, and animated by her husband, Assessor
Elias Brenner, whom she married when twenty-one, she published
in 1709 a volume of poems (Poetiske Dikter), which for the most
part consisted of poems to celebrate various events, such as wed
dings, &c. Her poetical attempts created quite a furore. Congra
tulations, even from abroad, poured in upon the authoress. Among
these was also one from young Emanuel Swedberg, which he enclosed
for her in a letter addressed to his brother-in-law Ericus Benzelius
(see Document 39) and which was introduced into the second edition
of her poems (see Document 313, no. 3 , p. 885). In the later part
of her life she published another poetical work on the "Passion of
our Lord Jesus Christ" (Vår Herres och Frälsares Jesu Christi
aldraheligaste Pinos Historia rimvis betraktad), 1727. After her
death the second part of her poems appeared in 1732 consisting of
a miscellaneous collection of poems written during the later period
of her life. She died in 1730, having given birth to fifteen children."
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