TENGSTRÖM, JAKOB (, Kokkola–, Turku), churchman, professor at Turku University from 1790, Bishop of Turku from 1803, and Finland's first archbishop from 1817, flutist and promoter of music.
Tengström had broad interests in music, literature, poetry, and history. He was one of the founders of the Turku Musical Society (see TURKU MUSICAL SOCIETY), for which he served as secretary from 1790 to 1803, chairman from 1804 to 1805, and as a flutist in the society's...