Dag Bergman

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Dag Bergman
Born
Dag Erik Bergman

(1914-10-23)23 October 1914
Died10 December 1984(1984-12-10) (aged 70)
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
OccupationDiplomat
FamilyErik Bergman (father)
Ingmar Bergman (brother)
Margareta Bergman (sister)

Dag Erik Bergman (23 October 1914 – 10 December 1984) was a Swedish diplomat.

Early life

Bergman was the son of

Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University in 1944.[3]

Career

Bergman became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1945. He served as first secretary in Athens in 1963, as embassy counsellor in 1970 (acting in 1965).[3] When Ambassador Gösta Brunnström was called back to Stockholm in 1967 as a protest of the Greek military junta, Bergman took over as head of the Swedish embassy as embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires for five years until he was appointed ambassador in 1972.[4] He served until 1973 when he was appointed consul general in Hong Kong from 1973. Bergman served in this position until 1980 when he retired.[3]

Personal life

Bergman was from the 1960s seriously ill,

polio and using a wheelchair.[6] He died in Athens in 1984.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Weigl, Kerstin (12 July 1998). "Bergman glömmer aldrig sin barndom" [Bergman never forgets his childhood]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ Pryser, Tore; Thunberg, Anders (2007-11-15). "En sfinx, en gåta" [A sphinx, an enigma]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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  4. ^ "Snöpligt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1972-06-28. p. 4. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ Bohman, Gösta (31 December 1987). "Ingmar Bergman och hans tid" [Ingmar Bergman and his time] (PDF). Svensk Tidskrift (in Swedish): 495. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Greece
1972–1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Consul general of Sweden in Hong Kong
1973–1980
Succeeded by