Eyvind Bratt Explained

Eyvind Bratt
Birth Name:Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt
Birth Date:30 June 1907
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Spain
Occupation:Diplomat
Years Active:1931–1973
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Children:3
Alma Mater:Uppsala University

Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (30 June 1907 – 16 January 1987) was a Swedish diplomat.

Early life

Bratt was born on 30 June 1907 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy (née Berggren). He began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931.

Career

Bratt was appointed consul in New York City in 1946 and director at the Foreign Ministry in 1947.[1] Bratt was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1949 and earned a Licentiate of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University the same year.[2] He became consul (consul general's name) in Berlin in 1951 and in the same year he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University. Bratt was ambassador in Addis Ababa from 1953 to 1959, also accredited to Khartoum from 1957 to 1959, Pretoria from 1959 to 1963, Tehran and Kabul from 1964 to 1967 and finally in Dublin from 1967 to 1973.[1]

Personal life

In 1939, Bratt married Carin Robbert (1915–1984), the daughter of the director Carl Johan Robbert and Ragnhild (née Boman). Bratt remarried in 1963 to Sonia Wyrill.[3] Bratt had three children from his first marriage: Carl Johan Bratt (born 1940), Aimee Bratt (born 1943), and Carl Gustaf Bratt (born 1955).[4]

Death

Bratt died on 16 January 1987 in an car accident in Spain. The funeral took place on 5 February 1987 in Bromma Church, Stockholm.[5] He was interred in the Friedländer Cemetery (Friedländerska kyrkogården) in Gothenburg, Sweden.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 1984 . Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 91-1-843222-0 . 168.
  2. Book: Burling . Ingeborg . 1962 . Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 157.
  3. Book: Lagerström . Sten . 1968 . Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 135.
  4. Web site: Eyvind Bratt (1907-1984) . Genvagar.nu . 10 November 2015 . sv.
  5. News: Döda . . Deaths . 20(16) . 1987-01-24 . 28 October 2024 . sv . subscription.
  6. Book: Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt . Brattnet.com . 10 November 2015 . sv.
  7. Book: Vem är vem? . Harnesk . Paul . 1962 . 1, Stor-Stockholm . Who's Who? . 2nd . Stockholm . Vem är vem bokförlag . sv . . 199.