Beat-Sofi Granqvist
Beat-Sofi Granqvist (1869 – 1960) was a Finnish actress and florist.[1]
Beat-Sofi Granqvist's parents were Karl Emil Granqvist (1830–1889), a mathematics and natural history teacher at Pori upper elementary school, and his first wife, Maria Sofia Nyström. Beat-Sofi Granqvist was a student of Kaarlo Bergbom. She acted in the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. She also went on tour in Sweden.[2][1][3][4]
In the 1910s, Granqvist studied the manufacture of artificial flowers in Germany. After returning to Finland, she founded Finland's first artificial flower factory, next to her apartment at Pieni Roobertinkatu 4-6.[2][3][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Beat-Sofi Granqvist (1869-1960) skådespelare, florist. (1900)". www.finna.fi.
- ^ a b Suomalainen kukkaishaltijatar, Forum, 01.01.1939, no. 1, p. 23, National Library's digital materials
- ^ a b Ett besök hos huvudstadens blomsterfé, Astra, 01.12.1938, no. 24, p. 12, National Library's digital materials
- ^ Yrjö Kotivuori, Student register 1640–1852: Karl Emil Granqvist. Online publication 2005. Read on 15 July 2022.
- ^ Kukkia, jotka eivät tuoksu, Seura, 17.08.1938, no. 33, p. 51, National Library's digital materials