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John Heysig ( - fl. 1683)

In 1683, seemingly "in fulfillment of a pledge made during an earlier visit to England," John Heysig, resident of Sweden, donated "[a] small collection of runic calendars" (MacGregor, 1). Relevant locations: Lived at or near Sweden, Europe
Residence at Sweden, Europe
 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ashmolean Museum Oxford: Manuscript Catalogues of the Early Museum Collections, 1683-1886 (Part I).
 References in Documents:
MS Book of Benefactors (MacGregor, ed.)

John Heysig, of Holmen in Sweden, a man renowned for his integrity and knowledge in many fields, on his return home, left to this museum, as a pledge of his good will and with the intention of giving more, an ancient runic tablet and three wooden runic almanacs of the kind still used today by farmers in the northern parts of Sweden and Lapland, together with two medals, one of King Charles IX of Sweden, the other of Johannes Scheffer Esq. Professor of Uppsala.