Björn Landström
Björn Olof August Landström (* 21 April 1917 in Kuopio , † 7 January 2002 in Helsinki ) a was Finland Swede who as an artist, writer, graphic designer, illustrator and researcher worked and above all through his books on the history of navigation became famous for .
Björn Landström was born in Kuopio in 1917 as the son of the engineer Artur Landström. He moved to Stockholm in 1937 , where he studied at the Reklamkonstskolan . He was a soldier in World War II and afterwards wrote a play that had little success.
He became internationally known in 1961 with the book Das Schiff , which was translated into various languages. Another success was The Ships of the Pharaohs: Ancient Egyptian shipbuilding from 4000 to 600 BC. Chr. (1970, in German 1974), which dealt with ancient Egyptian shipbuilding. Both books are richly illustrated by Landström.
Works
- Regina och Gullkrona 1951
- Havet utan ände , Forum, Helsingfors 1953
- Vägen till Vinland 1954
- Skeppet, Forum 1961
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Vägen till India , Bra Böcker, Höganäs 1964
- German: Knaur's book of early voyages of discovery in colors , Droemer / Knaur 1969
- Seglande skepp 1969
- Egyptiska skepp 1970
- Regalskeppet Vasan , Interpublishing Stockholm 1980, ISBN 91-970221-0-1
- Själv portrait 1987
Web links
- Literature by and about Björn Landström in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography ( Memento from December 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landström, Björn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landström, Björn Olof August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish author and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuopio |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 2002 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |