Gustav Stolpe
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Gustav Stolpe was a Swedish composer, conductor, and performer born in Torsåker Parish, Gästrikland, Sweden, 26 September, 1833. He held the degree of Musikdirektör (Music Director) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (now:Royal College of Music in Stockholm). 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.