Claim: Jesper Swedberg (28 August 1653- 26 July 1735) was a bishop in the diocese of Skara, Sweden who published the first edition ever of a Swedish book of hymns in 1694 and served as an abbot of the roy­al cav­al­ry re­gi­ment in Stock­holm .
Evidence: Diocese of Skara (1653-08-28)28 August 1653
Falun, Sweden 26 July 1735(1735-07-26) (aged 81)
Skara, Sweden Jesper Swedberg (28 August 1653 (O.S)–26 July 1735 (N.S)) was a bishop of Skara, Sweden. He published the first edition ever of a Swedish book of hymns in 1694, and was the father of scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.