Education
In 1736, he studied at The Royal Academy of Turku (which later became the University of Helsinki).
In 1736, he studied at The Royal Academy of Turku (which later became the University of Helsinki).
He held this position until his death in 1802. Jakob Gadolin was the father of chemist Johan Gadolin.
In politics, he was a member of the Hats (party) in the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
In 1751, Gadolin was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.