Nathan was a music book vendor and publisher. He and his business partner, Johan Albert Schildknecht owned and operated the business, Elkan & Schildknecht in Stockholm. On 19 May 1872, he married his cousin Sophie Salomon and the marriage was a happy one. Their only child, Kerstin was born on 15 November 1877 in Stockholm. Shortly after, Nathan was diagnosed with tuberculosis and the family traveled south seeking a better climate for his disease. The family was living in Nice, France when Nathan died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 26 December 1879. The following day, Kerstin died of the same disease. With the assistance of Sophie's brother-in-law, Nathan and Kerstin's bodies were brought to Gothenburg, Sweden and buried in January 1880.
Nathan was a music book vendor and publisher. He and his business partner, Johan Albert Schildknecht owned and operated the business, Elkan & Schildknecht in Stockholm. On 19 May 1872, he married his cousin Sophie Salomon and the marriage was a happy one. Their only child, Kerstin was born on 15 November 1877 in Stockholm. Shortly after, Nathan was diagnosed with tuberculosis and the family traveled south seeking a better climate for his disease. The family was living in Nice, France when Nathan died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 26 December 1879. The following day, Kerstin died of the same disease. With the assistance of Sophie's brother-in-law, Nathan and Kerstin's bodies were brought to Gothenburg, Sweden and buried in January 1880.
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