About Theodor Westrin
Lived 1850 – 1928 (aged 78). Theodor Westrin was a Swedish archivist and editor.
Johan Theodor Westrin (12 January 1850 – 10 October 1928) was a Swedish archivist and editor of Nordisk familjebok.
Biography
Theodor Westrin was born on 12 January 1850 in Stockholm. In 1869, he began studying at Uppsala University. After graduating with a PhD degree in 1875, he worked as an administrative assistant at the Swedish National Archives, where he in 1897 would be promoted to archivist.
He was co-editor of the first edition of Nordisk familjebok and sole editor of its supplement between 1880–1894 and 1895–1899 respectively. Since 1906, he was chief editor of the second edition (popularly known as Uggleupplagan, ).
He married Sigrid Maria Fransiska Silfverswärd.
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Who was Theodor Westrin?
Swedish archivist and editor of Nordisk familjebok (1850–1928)
When was Theodor Westrin born?
Theodor Westrin was born on 12 January 1850 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
When did Theodor Westrin die?
Theodor Westrin died on 10 October 1928 in Klara Church Parish.
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Theodor Westrin was an archivist and editor.
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Theodor Westrin was Swedish.
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