Johan Anton Lindqvist (25 December 1759 - 17 September 1833) was a Swedish stage actor and theater director.

Biography

Lindqvist was born at Ystad, Sweden. He was active in the theater party of Carl Seuerling in 1788. He was the director of the Lindqvist theater Company in 1793-1820. He played an important role in Swedish theater life outside of

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, being the leader of one of the largest theater companies in Sweden. Lindqvist and his company maintained the operations of the theatres in

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. He was the director of the theatres

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(1796-1800 and 1810–16) and Segerlindska teatern (1816–20) during the attempts to make them permanent theatres. He died in

in 1833.

References

Other sources

* Schöldström, Birger (1889). Seuerling och hans "comædietroupp" : ett blad ur svenska landsortsteaterns historia. Stockholm. Libris 281714 * Wilhelm Berg
Anteckningar om Göteborgs äldre teatrar / Band 1. 1690-1794
(1896-1900) * Wilhelm Berg

(1896-1900) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindqvist, Johan Anton 1759 births 1833 deaths Swedish theatre directors 18th-century Swedish male actors 19th-century Swedish male actors Swedish male stage actors 18th-century theatre managers 19th-century theatre managers