Gustaf Ekström
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| Born | Hilding Gustaf Sigvard Ekström 9 October 1907 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 16 June 1995 (aged 87) Lund, Sweden |
Hilding Gustaf Sigvard Ekström (9 October 1907[1] – 16 July 1995[2]) was a Swedish chemist, Waffen-SS volunteer, and co-founder of the Sweden Democrats party.[3][4][5]
Biography
Gustaf Ekström was born on 9 October 1907 in Hedvig Eleonora Parish, Stockholm,[1] the son of gymnastics director Johan Gottfrid Samuel Ekström from Undersvik and of Hilda Katarina Mickelsson from Färila. Both had been residing in Stockholm since 1899. After his mother's divorce, Gustaf Ekström moved to Lindesberg with his mother and her sister.
Ekström graduated as an engineer and moved to
After World War II, Ekström stayed in Germany and studied chemistry. Upon retiring, he returned to Sweden and founded the
He died at the Sankt Hans Assembly in Lund in 1995, and is buried at the cemetery in Färila.[3][4][7]
References
- ^ a b Rotemansarkivet
- ^ Sveriges dödbok 1947–2003
- ^ a b "Här är en av landets mest övertygade nazister begravd". st.nu (in Swedish). 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ a b Gäst (4 February 2014). "Nazisterna som skapade Sverigedemokraterna". ETC (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ David, Ariel. "How a Nazi Sympathizer Helped Found One of Sweden's Most Powerful Parties". Haaretz. No. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Här är SD:s mörka bakgrund i nazism". Expressen. 7 September 2014.
- ^ Gravar.se Archived 21 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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