Carl Gustaf von Essen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Gustaf von Essen

Finnish priest

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1815

Place of Birth: Oravais, Finland

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1895

Profession: priest

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Carl Gustaf von Essen (20 March 1815 – 22 July 1895) was a Finnish Pietistic priest. Essen got into influence of Pietism at an early age.
He studied theology but his views which differed from the official line of the church delayed his ordination. As a priest, Essen was an active member in the Pietistic movement.
In the early 1850s he got into doctrinal conflict with the leader of the movement Nils Gustaf Malmberg and got closer to the official church. Essen took part in development of the Finnish hymnal, both in Finnish and Swedish, and he represented Estate of Clergy in Diet of Finland. Later Essen worked as university professor of theology.