Olsson, Olof

b. at Karlskoga, Vermland, Sweden, March 31, 1841; studied at Leipzig, and graduated at the University of Upsala; pastor.at Persberg, 1864-67, and at Sunnemo, 1867-69, in Sweden; came to America, 1869; pastor at Lindsborg, Kan., 1869-76; profe or of The- •ology in August an a College and Theological Seminary, 1876-83; profe or of church history, symbolics, and catechetics in August an a Theological Seminary (Swedish Luther an) at Rock Island, 111., 1883-; editor of various Swedish papers and periodicals, 1873-83. Published in Swedish, Reminiscences of Travel, 1880 (translated into Norwegian, Christiania, 1882); also in Swedish, At the Cro , 187S (reprinted in Sweden, 4th ed. 1882); author of many tracts in Swedish, some of which have had a very large circulation.