Henrik Florinus

After his first wife died, he married Beata Davidsdotter Gyllenbögel, with whom he had two children: Henrik Florinus Jr and Samuel.

In addition to his work, Florinus compiled a Latin-Swedish-Finnish dictionary Nomenclatura rerum brevissima latino-sveco-finnonica.

Having a good command of Finnish, Florinus made his dictionary much more clearer than its predecessor and also came up with new words.

After the death of his second wife in 1675, Florinus married Katarina Eriksdotter Pihli, widow of the chaplain of Halikko.

In 1689, the parish of Paimio was consigned to the subordination of the Academy of Turku whereupon Florinus lost his post.

At the encouragement of his friends, he published them and also his own collection of proverbs Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut in 1702.

In 1699, Florinus succeeded in getting his position back in Paimio as a stand-in for an official and soon became a permanent member of the clergy.

He published a book in Finnish in 1705 Yxi lyhykäinen opetus oikiasta wanhurscaudesta ("One brief lesson about true righteousness").