Henrik Albert Törnqvist | |
Birth Date: | 7 January 1819 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Occupation: | Architect |
Boards: | Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts |
Henrik Albert Törnqvist (January 7, 1819 – August 25, 1898) was a Swedish architect.
Törnqvist was born in Stockholm and studied at the Royal Institute of Technology and Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He won the royal medal and received a traveling grant 1845–1851.[1] During these years he visited France, Italy, Turkey, Anatolia, Egypt, and Nubia.[2] In 1853, Törnqvist was selected to become a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He became vice professor in 1860.