Background
Hansson, Karl Johan Jocke was born on April 20, 1939 in Terjärv, Finland. Son of Lenni Mattias and Gunvor Irene Hansson.
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Karl Johan Jocke Hansson
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Karl Johan Jocke Hansson, music educator. President Student's Christian Movement, Åbo, 1965—1966, Federation Christian Youth, Helsinki, 1972—1977, Wegelius Chamber Choir, Helsinki, 1985—1987; director Federation Congressional Församlingsförbundet, 1985—1992; Member of Hymn Society United States and Canada.
Education
Master in Theology, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1966. Master of Philosophy, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1966. Licentiate of Philosophy, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1967.
Licentiate in Theological, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1986. Doctor in Theological, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1992.
Career
Head religious programmes Finnish Broadcasting Company, Helsinki, Finland, 1972—1978. General secretary Hymnbook committee, 1978—1983. Director The Folk Music Institute, Vasa, Finland, 1983—1985.
Professor musicology Åbo Akademi, Åbo, 1986—1987. Lecturer Diocese of Vaxjo, Sweden, 1993—1997, Åbo Akademie, 1987—1993, professor, since 1997. Director Nord Hymn, 1988—1994, since 1997, Network for Theological Education in Nordic Countries, since 1999, International Fellowship Research in Hymnology, 1991—1999.
President Center Worship & Church Music in Borga diocese, Helsinki, 1985—1989.
Achievements
Membership
President Student's Christian Movement, Åbo, 1965—1966, Federation Christian Youth, Helsinki, 1972—1977, Wegelius Chamber Choir, Helsinki, 1985—1987. Director Federation Congressional Församlingsförbundet, 1985—1992. Member of Hymn Society United States and Canada.
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Married Tuija Birgitta Häggblom, October 7, 1995. Married Margareta Ingrid Ehn, December 30, 1967 (divorced 1989). Children: Andreas, Ullica, Mattias.
