| Authorised form of name | Stiernhielm; Georg (1598 - 1672); poet and scholar |
| Other forms of name | Göran |
| Jöran |
| Georgius |
| Other forms of surname | Lilia |
| Olofsson |
| Olai |
| Dates | 1598 - 1672 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Place of birth | Vika, Sweden, Europe |
| Date of birth | 7 August 1598 |
| Place of death | Stockholm, Sweden, Europe |
| Date of death | 22 April 1672 |
| Occupation | Civil servant; Poet |
| Research field | Physics |
| Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
School at Vasteras; Greifswald; Wittenberg; Helmstedt; ?Strasbourg
Career:
Official of Vasteras Cathedral (1624); Lecturer at Vasteras Gymnasium (1626); Deputy Judge, later President, of Dorpat Appeal Court; Custos Archivi of the State Archives, Stockholm (1649); discussed scientific matters with Queen Christina |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/12/1669 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Submitted papers on measurement systems of liquids and dried goods (c1664);
Acted as a correspondent to Henry Oldenburg on matters from Swedish court |
| Relationships | Parents: Olaf Markvardsson and Karin Mattsdotter |
| General context | Stiernhielm is sometimes referred to the 'father of Swedish poetry', most notable for his hexameter poem 'Hercules'. A collection of poems was published as 'Musae Suethizantes' (1668). He believed that Swedish was the original language of humans. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; SMK |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/4954796 |
| Royal Society code | NA4336 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| CLP/6/34/2 | Print, table of Swedish measurements or the linea carolina by Georg Stiernhielm | 1664 |
| EL/S1/113 | Letter, from Georg Stiernhielm to William Brouncker, dated at Stockholm | 21 September 1669 |
| EL/S1/112 | Letter, from Georg Stiernhielm to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Stockholm | 17 May 1670 |
| CLP/6/34 | Paper 'Linea carolina mensura' by Georg Stiernhielm | [1664] |
| CLP/6/34/1 | Manuscript, 'Linea carolina mensura' by Georg Stiernhielm | [1664] |
| EL/O2/17 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Georg Stiernhelm, dated at London | 9 December 1669 |