Britt G. Hallqvist

Britt G. Hallqvist
Britt G Nyman Hallqvist
Born	Britt G. Nyman (1914-02-14)14 February 1914
Died	20 March 1997(1997-03-20) (aged 83)
Occupation	hymnwriter, poet, translator
Genre	children's songs, Christian hymns
Notable awards	Nils Holgersson Plaque

Britt Gerda Hallqvist (née Nyman; 14 February 1914 in Umeå, Sweden – 20 March 1997 in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish hymnwriter, poet, and translator. Her grandfather was the medical professor Salomon Eberhard Henschen and she was also the cousin of the neurology professor David H. Ingvar and his sister Cilla Ingvar.

Further reading

• Britt G. Hallqvist at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon