Johan Theodor Westrin (12 January 1850 – 10 October 1928) was a Swedish archivist and editor of Nordisk familjebok.
Theodor Westrin | |
|---|---|
 Westrin in 1920. | |
| Born | Johan Theodor Westrin 12 January 1850 |
| Died | 10 October 1928 (aged 78) Klara Parish, Sweden |
| Spouse |
Sigrid Maria Fransiska Silfverswärd
(m. 1882) |
| Family | Westrin family |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Om 1688 års engelska revolution (1875) |
Biography
editTheodor Westrin was born on 12 January 1850 in Stockholm to Johan Petter Westrin (1808–1876) and Amalia Bergström (1815–1901).[1] In 1869, he began studying at Uppsala University. After graduating with a PhD degree in 1875, he worked as administrative assistant at the Swedish National Archives, where he in 1897 would be promoted to archivist.[2]
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, lit. 'the owl edition').[2] He was appointed 129th member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters on 5 November 1901.[3]
He married Sigrid Maria Fransiska Silfverswärd (1860–unknown), daughter of Conrad Georg Silfverswärd (1823–1896) and Anna Christina Charlotta Schartau (1835–1919), in 1882.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Johan Theodor Westrin". Geni.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Hofberg, Herman, ed. (1906). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon [Swedish Biographical Pocket-Dictionary] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag. pp. 713–714.
- ^ "Westrin, Johan Theodor" (in Swedish). Royal Academy of Letters. Retrieved August 18, 2023.