Brief Life History of Arvid Gustaf
When Arvid Gustaf Wernqvist was born on 1 April 1901, in Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Carl Larsson Wernqvist, was 44 and his mother, Maria Sofia Söderberg, was 41. He married Astrid Erika Pettersson on 8 August 1942, in Uppsala, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 12 March 1964, in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, at the age of 62.
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- Arvid Gustaf in household of Carl Wenqvist Larsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Arvid Gustaf in household of Carl Wenqvist Larsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Arvid Gustaf in household of Carl Larsson Wernqvist, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (7)
1905
Union of Norway and Sweden dissolved.
1906 · Orthography Reform
A Royal decree was issued on April 7, 1906, which introduced a new way of spelling and orthography reform in schools. Many protested the new changes.
1918
Sweden recognized Finland as independent state. Swedish naval expedition sent to Aland Islands to protect against Russians. Spanish flu epidemic killed 38,000 in Sweden.
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from arn ‘eagle’ + viðr ‘wood, tree’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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