Born in Stockholm, Sverige
Ancestors 
Daughter of Carl David Rosenius
and Hulda Mathilda Ulrika (Ohman) Rosenius
Sister of
Karl Erik Rosenius, Signe Agatha Mathilda Rosenius, Unknown Rosenius, Sven Olof Rosenius, David Hjalmar Rosenius, Hulda Maria Rosenius and Agatha Amalia Rosenius
Wife of
Johan Gunnar Andersson
— married
16 Apr 1923 (to 20 Feb 1935) in China
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 87
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2023
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Biography
Elsa Sofia Ulrika (Rosenius) Andersson is Notable.
Elsa Sofie Ulrika Rosenius was a Svenska artist and illustrator.
She was born February 15, 1873 in Stockholm, Sverige; the daughter of Carl David Rosenius and his wife Hulda Mathilda Ulrika (Ohman) Rosenius.[1]
She was first employed at Stockholm University as an illustrator of scientific work.[2]
As a single woman, age 45, a teacher, she immigrated to the U. S. with her final destination being Peking, China. Her father, David Rosenius accompanied her. They were aboard the "Bergensfjord" from Kristiania, Norway on June 6,1918 to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States. [3]In China she assisted archeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson and participated in his excavations in China.[2][4]
She married Johan Gunnar Andersson on April 16, 1923; who lived from 1874 to 1960. In 1925 she returned to Sverige from China. She was divorced from Andersson on February 20, 1935 and did not remarry.[2]
Elsa Sofia Ulrika Rosenius-Andersson died December 30, 1961 in Stockholm and was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna.[2]
Research Notes
A collection of 84 pictures from China and Mongolia are in the East Asian Museum in Stockholm. They were taken by Elsa Rosenius-Andersson in the 1920s.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FKJG-8JM : 23 June 2020), Carl David Rosenius in entry for Elsa Sofia Ulrika, 1873.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Wikipedia Elsa Rosenius-Andersson.see at wikipedia.org
- ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ85-B3R : 2 March 2021), Elsa Sofia Ulr. Rosenius, 1918.
- ↑ https://kulturnav.org/cba00ddf-5209-44f5-98dd-27aacb57b615
See also: "*Wikipedia: Elsa Rosenius
"*Wikidata: Item Q98160184 
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