Background
Bergquist, John Victor was born on May 18, 1877 in Saint Peter, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles Frederick and Emma (Appelquist) Bergquist.
Bergquist, John Victor was born on May 18, 1877 in Saint Peter, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles Frederick and Emma (Appelquist) Bergquist.
Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, 1892-1895, Doctor of Music, 1932, studied piano with Gustavus Johnson, 4 years. Pupil of Grunicke, Berger, and Scharwenka, Berlin, and Guilmant, Paris.
Organist Lutheran Church, Bernadotte, Minnesota, 1895, Augustana Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 1896-1900, 1903-1912. Director of music, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1912-1918. Supervisor self expression in music, high schools of Minneapolis, since 1918.
Organist Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 1922-1929.
With MacPhail School of Music, since 1918. Guest teacher summer session Northwestern University, since 1926.
Married Emelia Elvira Johnson, June 7, 1905. Children: Carl Elvir, Helen Aline, Muriel Jeanette, Donald Restor.