Klas Böök
Klas Erik Böök (10 March 1909 – 5 January 1980) was a Swedish
Early life
Böök was born on 10 March 1909 in Lund, Sweden, the son of professor Fredrik Böök and his wife Tora (née Olsson). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lund University in 1934 and studied at London School of Economics in 1935 and received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree from Lund University in 1936.[1]
Career
Böök became lieutenant at
His diplomatic career began when he was appointed head of the Commercial Department of the
Böök was a member of the Trade Commission from 1944 to 1947 and was the deputy chairman from 1945 to 1947. He was a member of the National Reconstruction Board (Statens återuppbyggnadsnämnd) from 1944 to 1946 and the Foreign Capital Control Office Board (Flyktkapitalbyråns styrelse) from 1945 to 1951.[1] Böök was also member of the board of an international bank in Basel from 1949 to 1951, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1951 to 1952, the International Monetary Fund in 1951 and the Postal Savings Bank Council (Postsparbanksfullmäktige) from 1949 to 1951. Böök was participant in the negotiations on trade and payment agreements.[1]
Personal life
In 1933 Böök married Aina Hakon-Pettersson (1911-1997), daughter of engineer Erik Hakon-Pettersson and Julia (née Ekelund).[1] He was the father Annika (married Eriksson), Ole, Kim, Susanne (married Francke) and Peter.
Death
Böök died in 1980 and was buried at Östra Karup Cemetery in Östra Karup.[2]
Awards
- Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Polar Star[3]
- Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[3]
- Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog[3]
- Commander of the Order of St. Olav[3]
Bibliography
- Böök, Klas (1976). Handelsavtalet 1940 mellan Sverige och Sovjetunionen: förhandlingar och genomförande [The trade agreement in 1940 between Sweden and the Soviet Union: negotiations and implementation]. Aktstycken utgivna av Utrikesdepartementet. Ny serie II, 0562-8881 ; 31 (in Swedish). Stockholm: [LiberFörlag/Allmänna förl.(distr.)]. ISBN 91-38-03209-0.
References
- ^ ISBN 91-1-766022-X.
- ^ "Klas Erik Böök" (in Swedish). Gravar.se. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 229.