Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (30 June 1907 – 16 January 1987) was a Swedish diplomat.
Eyvind Bratt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt 30 June 1907 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 16 January 1987 (aged 79) Spain |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Years active | 1931–1973 |
| Spouse(s) |
Carin Robbert (m. 1939)Sonia Wyrill (m. 1963) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editBratt 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.[1]
Career
editBratt 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
editIn 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
editBratt 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]
Awards and decorations
edit- Commander of the Order of the Polar Star[7]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Menelik II[7]
- Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog[7]
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[7]
- Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[7]
- Knight of the Order of the Three Stars[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 168. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
- ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 157.
- ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 135.
- ^ "Eyvind Bratt (1907-1984)" (in Swedish). Genvagar.nu. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Döda" [Deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1987-01-24. p. 20(16). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (in Swedish). Brattnet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 199. SELIBR 53509.
Further reading
edit- Bratt, Aimee (2012). Diplomat, Poet, Gentleman : My Father. Vantage Press. ISBN 9780533164776.