Thomas von Westen

Thomas von Westen
Personal details
Born(1682-09-13)13 September 1682
Trondheim, Norway
Died9 April 1727(1727-04-09) (aged 44)
Trondheim, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationLutheran
ParentsArnoldus von Westen (1643-1698)
Inger Marie Thomasdatter Meyer (1660-1715)
SpouseAnna Pedersdatter (ca. 1655–1746)
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol. in 1699
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Thomas von Westen (13 September 1682 – 9 April 1727) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary. He was a driving force in the Sami mission, and founded the education institution Seminarium Scholasticum, the later Seminarium Lapponicum, in Trondheim.

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