Anders Zorn
1860 – 1920 · aged 60
Swedish painter and engraver (1860-1920)
- Born
- 18 Feb 1860 · Mora Parish
- Died
- 22 Aug 1920 · Mora Parish
Life timeline
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- 18 Feb 1860BornBorn in Mora Parish
- 1889AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 1910AwardCommander 1st class of the Order of Vasa
- 1920AwardCommanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
- 22 Aug 1920DiedDied in Mora Parish
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1860 – 1920).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish artist who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. His portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American Presidents: Grover Cleveland, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt. At the end of his life in 1920, he established the Swedish literary Bellman Prize.
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