Erik Benzelius was a Swedish theologian and Archbishop of Uppsala.
Benzelius was born at the Bentseby farm in the parish of Luleå in northern Sweden, son of the farmer and lay assessor Henrik Jakobsson. Wikipedia
Born: December 16, 1632, Luleå, Sweden
Died: February 17, 1709 (age 76 years), Uppsala, Sweden
Children: Erik Benzelius the Younger, Henric Benzelius, and Jacob Benzelius