1812–1897

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 14, 1812, Stock­holm, Swe­den.

Died: Oc­to­ber 17, 1897, Stock­holm, Swe­den.

Buried: Nor­ra Be­grav­nings­plat­sen (North­ern Ce­me­te­ry), Sol­na, Swe­den.

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Biography

Dannström en­rolled in the Aca­de­my of Mu­sic at age 14, though his fa­ther want­ed him to work in bu­si­ness. How­ev­er, he was ev­en­tu­al­ly able to do fur­ther mu­sic stu­dy, and toured Ger­ma­ny, France and It­aly (1837–41).

After re­turn­ing to Stock­holm, he dab­bled in the­ater, then be­came a mu­sic teach­er, and op­ened a pi­ano shop in 1856.

Sources

Music

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Dann­ström (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),