John Börjeson
Johan Laurentius Helenus Börjeson (30 December 1835 – 29 January 1910) was a Swedish sculptor and teacher. Börjeson studied in Rome and Paris. He was a professor at Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm 1886–1907.
John Börjeson
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- Name
- John Börjeson
- Birth Name
- Johan Laurentius Helenus Börjeson
- Born
- 30 December 1835
- Birthplace
- Tölö socken, Kungsbacka, Sweden
- Died
- 29 January 1910
- Place of death
- Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Sculptor, teacher
- Spouse
- Louise Frederikke Anna-Mathea (Vitté) Bartholin
- Nationality
- Sweden
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Johan Laurentius Helenus Börjeson (30 December 1835 – 29 January 1910) was a Swedish sculptor and teacher. Börjeson studied in Rome and Paris. He was a professor at Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm 1886–1907.
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His daughter was sculptor and teacher, Lena Börjeson.
John Börjeson avbildad av Gunnar Börjeson, avfotograferad porträttbild från Allhems Svenskt konstnärslexikon.
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• Name — John Börjeson • Birth Name — Johan Laurentius Helenus Börjeson • Born — 30 December 1835 • Birthplace — Tölö socken, Kungsbacka, Sweden • Died — 29 January 1910 • Place of death — Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Sculptor, teacher • Spouse — Louise Frederikke Anna-Mathea (Vitté) Bartholin • Children — 5, including Lena Börjeson
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• Illustration — Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1892) in Humlegården, Stockholm. • Illustration — Jonas Alströmer in Gothenburg. • Illustration — Ludvig Holberg in Bergen, Norway.
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1835
John Börjeson born at Tölö parish.
1910
John Börjeson died at Nacka församling.
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- 1.J L H John Börjeson. .
- 2.John Börjeson. snl.no.
- 3.Arkiverade kopian.
- 4.Carl X Gustafs-ordnar. Dagens Nyheter. 30 juin 1896. 22 mai 2018.
- 5.Göran Åstrand. Känt och okänt på Stockholms kyrkogårdar. Ordalaget. 166. 1998. 9789197312820.
- 6.Göteborgs konstmuseum
- 7.Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, se även diskussionssidan
- 8.John Börjeson.
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