Tornquist or Törnquist or Tørnquist is a surname of Swedish origin. The word tornquist means "thorn branch". See also the spelling

Törnqvist Törnqvist is a Swedish surname. Notable people include: * Egil Törnqvist * Gusten Törnqvist, Swedish retired professional ice hockey goaltender * Jane Törnqvist, Philippine-born Swedish former footballer * Leo Törnqvist (1911–1983), Finni ...

. Tornquist may refer to: *

Tornquist, Buenos Aires Tornquist is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Tornquist Partido. History The settlement was founded on 17 April 1883 by Ernesto Tornquist and was settled by Germans and Volga Germans. Historically, the eco ...

, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *

Tornquist Partido Tornquist Partido is a partido in the southwest of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina and is named after Ernesto Tornquist, founder of Tornquist, the partido's main city. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants i ...

, a district in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * Tornquist Sea, a paleo-sea between Baltica and Avalonia during early Paleozoic time *

Tornquist line The Trans-European Suture Zone (TESZ), also known as the Tornquist Zone, is the crustal boundary between the Precambrian East European Craton and the Phanerozoic orogens of South-Western Europe. The zone runs from the North Sea to the Black Sea. T ...

Tornquist Zone The Trans-European Suture Zone (TESZ), also known as the Tornquist Zone, is the crustal boundary between the Precambrian East European Craton and the Phanerozoic orogens of South-Western Europe. The zone runs from the North Sea to the Black Se ...

Tornquist Fan The Trans-European Suture Zone (TESZ), also known as the Tornquist Zone, is the crustal boundary between the Precambrian East European Craton and the Phanerozoic orogens of South-Western Europe. The zone runs from the North Sea to the Black Sea. T ...

: suture features running through Europe from the North Sea to the Black Sea.

People with the surname

Ernesto Tornquist Ernesto Carlos Tornquist (31 December 1842 – 17 June 1908) was an Argentinian entrepreneur and businessman, considered to be one of the most important entrepreneurs in Argentina at the end of the 19th century. The diversified business empire h ...

(1842–1908), Argentine businessman *

Evie (singer) Evelyn Tornquist Karlsson (born Evelyn Tornquist on March 29, 1956), mononymously known as Evie, is an American contemporary Christian music singer who was known in the late 1970s and early 1980s for songs such as "Mirror", "Step into the Sunshi ...

(born 1957) (Evie Karlsson, née Tornquist), American singer *

John Törnquist John Törnquist (17 November 1876 – 1937) was a Swedish missionary. He served with the Swedish Missionary Society in Chinese Turkestan (present day Xinjiang). Törnquist first arrived in Eastern Turkestan on 24 September 1904 and married Ellen ...

(1876–1937), Swedish missionary to Xinjiang *

Einar Tørnquist Einar Tørnquist Johansen (born 23 June 1982) is a Norwegian drummer and talk-show host. He hosts the eponymous Tørnquist-show which is available from VG's, Norway's largest newspaper, web-TV. He also featured in the comedy late-night talk sho ...

(born 1982), comedian, talkshow host, and drummer * Ragnar Tørnquist (born 1970), game designer *

Steffo Törnquist Bo-Stefan "Steffo" Törnquist (born 12 January 1956) is a Swedish journalist, author, producer and television presenter. He is known for his television shows ''Steffos lustjakt'' and ''Steffo – din tröst i natten'', both on TV4. Career Tör ...

(born 1956), Swedish journalist *

Kristine Tornquist Kristine Tornquist (born 1965, Graz) is an Austrian librettist, director and visual artist. She and her partner co-founded the in Vienna. She was born in Graz, grew up in Linz, and trained as a goldsmith. She has a diploma (1994) from the Uni ...

(born 1965), Austrian artist and stage director, work includes

Šimon Voseček Šimon Voseček (13 April 1978) is an Austrian- Czech composer. He is known for his opera ''"Biedermann und die Brandstifter"'' (''"Biedermann and the Arsonists"'', (2005-2007; 2013; 2015), which was premiered in Vienna by Neue Oper Wien in 20 ...

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