Stina Swartling Explained

Stina Swartling
Birth Name:Kristina Lovisa von Hofsten
Birth Date:28 June 1858
Birth Place:Valåsen Manor, Karlskoga, Örebro County, Sweden
Death Date:26 November 1912
Death Place:Köping, Västmanland County, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Occupation:Writer
Spouse:Reinhold Magnus Swartling
Father:Bengt von Hofsten
Relatives:Erland (grandfather)
Johanna Christina von Hofsten (aunt)

Stina Swartling (née von Hofsten; 28 June 1858 – 26 November 1929), was a Swedish writer.

Life and work

Stina Swartling was born on June 28, 1858, at Valåsen Manor, Karlskoga, Sweden, and was the second of ten children of Bengt and Baroness Lovisa Sofia von Hofsten (née Hamilton af Hageby).[1]

In 1880, Stina von Hofsten married Reinhold Magnus Svartling.[2] The couple settled in Espenäs, Örebro County.

In 1899, Swartling founded a garden school, which she branded as Sweden's first women-only garden school.

Bibliography

References

  1. Web site: 2 April 2020 . Christina (Stina) Lovisa Swartling . 26 November 2022 . Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon . sv.
  2. Web site: Von Hofsten nr 1794 - Adelsvapen-Wiki . 26 November 2022 . www.adelsvapen.com . sv.