Albert Törnqvist
Henrik Albert Törnqvist | |
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| Born | January 7, 1819 |
| Died | August 25, 1898 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Board member of | Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts |
Henrik Albert Törnqvist (January 7, 1819 – August 25, 1898) was a Swedish architect.
Törnqvist was born in Stockholm and studied at the Royal Institute of Technology and Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He won the royal medal and received a traveling grant 1845–1851.[1] During these years he visited France, Italy, Turkey, Anatolia, Egypt, and Nubia.[2] In 1853, Törnqvist was selected to become a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He became vice professor in 1860.
Works[]
Civil buildings[]
- Kondradsbergs hospital
- Rebuilding to
- Rebuilding and extending
- by Kungsträdgården
- by (later rebuilt, demolished 1969-1970)
- Djurgårdsteatern
- Uppsala University Hospital, 1867
Churches[]
| Alböke Church | ||
| Båraryds Church | ||
| Karlstads Cathedral | ||
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Sources[]
- ^ "799-800 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 30. Tromsdalstind - Urakami)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1920. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Törnqvist, Albert (1819 - 1898) [sv] - KulturNav". kulturnav.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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Categories:
- 1819 births
- 1898 deaths
- People from Stockholm
- 19th-century Swedish architects