Background
Toffteen, Olof Alfred was born on June 26, 1863 in Gotland, Sweden. Son of Johan P. and Helen Magdalene (Hermanson) Toffteen.
Toffteen, Olof Alfred was born on June 26, 1863 in Gotland, Sweden. Son of Johan P. and Helen Magdalene (Hermanson) Toffteen.
Bachelor of Arts, Visby State College, Sweden, 1885. Post-graduate, studies, Upsala University, Johns Hopkins University. Doctor of Philosophy, magna cum laude, University of Chicago, 1905.
Illinois, August 25, 1891. Rector Saint Ansgarius’ Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1892-1902, Immanuel Church, Chicago, 1902-1905. Professor Semitic languages, Western Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1905-1910.
Traveled abroad, 1910-1911.
President National Institute of Education, Chicago, 1912. Founder and rector Scandia Institute, Chicago, since 1913.
Member American Oriental Society, Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft. Member Gotlands Fornvänner.
Married Maria Nitilia Russell, of Woodhull.