Introduction

Biography

Anders was the son of Bärs Ol­of Ols­son and Kar­in Pers­dot­ter, and hus­band of Uma Bo­thil­da La­ger­lund (mar­ried 1880).

He start­ed his career teach­ing in his home town, but be­gan to feel called to the min­is­try af­ter re­cov­er­ing from ty­phoid fe­ver.

He stu­died at Fjell­stedt’s school for mis­sion­ary and min­is­try work in Upp­sa­la, and gra­du­at­ed in 1880.

After a short teach­ing stint at a mis­sion school in Stock­holm, he moved to Am­eri­ca to a teach­ing job at Au­gu­sta­na Col­lege in Rock Is­land, Il­li­nois.

He taught Greek, German, Swedish, Latin, and phi­lo­so­phy and re­li­gion at Au­gus­ta­na, and al­so worked at the Au­gus­ta­na Book Concern. There he trans­lat­ed books and three hym­nals, wrote a book in Swed­ish to learn ABC’s, and ed­it­ed a fresh­man text called Notes on Greek Gram­mar.

However, he was in poor health, and was un­able to take an of­fered po­si­tion as Au­gus­ta­na vice pre­si­dent. Dying young, he left a wife and 12 child­ren.