Carl Schultén


Carl Schultén was a Swedish orientalist who was a professor and later the rector of the Academia Gustavo-Carolina in 1709, and the rector for Lund University in 1721. He previously was the first ever professor of eastern languages at the university and later became the third ever professor of theology there. He was the son of Pastor Samuel Schultenius and Margareta Schultin, and his aunt was Haqvin Spegel's wife. His brother, Samuel Schulteen, was a professor in Turku. One of his daughters was married to Carl Tiliander.