Gustav Stolpe

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Gustav Stolpe was a Swedish composer, conductor, and performer born in Torsåker Parish, Gestrikland, Sweden, 26 September, 1833. He held the degree of Musikdirector from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. In 1882 he was named to the faculty of Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where he remained on the faculty for 11 years. He died on 3 October, 1902, in Kenilworth, New Jersey.