Josef Theodor Richard Björkstén

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Josef Theodor Richard Björkstén

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Death: circa 1930 (67-76)
United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Clas Gustaf Richard Björkstén and Paulina Concordia Elisabet Trotzig
Husband of Marta Björkstén
Ex-husband of Hervor Anna Sofia Björkstén
Father of Margareta Elisabet Björkstén
Brother of Axel Gustaf Richard Björkstén; Anna Reuterswärd and Eliza Norrmén (Björkstén)

Occupation: sångare New York
Managed by: Pekka A.E. Husgafvel
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About Josef Theodor Richard Björkstén

  • Wikipedia: Joseph Theodor Richard Björksten, född den 23 juli 1858 i Stockholm, var en svensk sångare, tenor
    • Björksten var elev till bland annat Delle Sedie i Paris. Han var huvudsakligen verksam i utlandet och åtföljde bland annat Kristina Nilsson på hennes Amerikaturné 1882–1883. Som framstående sångpedagog var han senare verksam i New York, Paris och Italien.
    • Theodor Björksten var gift från 1 juli 1886 till 1903 med Hervor Anna Sofia Torpadie, född 28 juni 1860, dotter till majoren Karl Henrik Johan Torpadie och från 18 juni 1903 med Marta Strickland, dotter till tullförvaltaren M. J. W. A. Strickland i New-York.
  • Björksten was a student of, among others, Delle Sedie in Paris. He was mainly active abroad and accompanied Kristina Nilsson on her America tour 1882–1883. As a prominent singing teacher, he later worked in New York, Paris and Italy.
  • Theodor Björksten was married from 1 July 1886 to 1903 to Hervor Anna Sofia Torpadie, born 28 June 1860, daughter of Major Karl Henrik Johan Torpadie and from 18 June 1903 to Marta Strickland, daughter of the customs administrator M. J. W. A. ​​Strickland in New York.
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Josef Theodor Richard Björkstén's Timeline

1858
May 23, 1858
Stockholm, Sweden
1891
February 5, 1891
New York, United States
1930
1930
Age 71
United States