Gothus, Andraeus Thomas

Gothus, Andraeus Thomas a Swedish ecclesiastic, was born at Wadstena in 1582. Having finished his studies at Upsal, he became rector at Wadstena in 1613, pastor at Aby in 1625, and soon afterwards was elevated to the rank of a provost. He died at Aby in 1657, leaving Een Kort. och waelgrund ad Rachnekonst ("Short and Good Treatise on the Art of Counting," Stockholm, 1621): — Thesaurus Epistolicus (ibid. 1619, 1631): — Theoria Vitae Eternae (ibid. 1647). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.