About Torsten Steinby
Lived 1908 – 1995 (aged 87). Torsten Steinby was a Finnish journalist, translator and historian.
Bror Torsten Steinby (formerly "Rosbäck") (25 August 1908 – 16 October 1995) was a Finnish historian.
Steinby was son of businessman Carl-Gustaf Rosbäck and bookkeeper Anna Leander-Steinby.
Steinby worked as a lecturer in Latin and Swedish at the Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors 1934–1935 and as a teacher of history and Swedish at the National Board of Education for Boys and Girls 1936–1947 (principal 1944–1947). He served as director of the Finnish Rome Institute from 1953 to 1955 and was editor-in-chief of Hufvudstadsbladet from 1960 to 1974, after having been acting editor-in-chief and editorial director from 1947 to 1959.
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Who was Torsten Steinby?
Finnish journalist (1908-1996)
When was Torsten Steinby born?
Torsten Steinby was born on 25 August 1908 in Helsinki.
When did Torsten Steinby die?
Torsten Steinby died on 16 October 1995 in Helsinki.
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Torsten Steinby was a journalist, translator and historian.
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Torsten Steinby was Finnish.
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