Eyvind Bratt

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

Career[]

Bratt was born 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. 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 1953–1959, side-accredited to Khartoum 1957–1959, Pretoria 1959–1963, Tehran and Kabul 1964–1967 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 hade three children from his first marriage: Carl Johan Bratt (born 1940), Aimee Bratt (born 1943) and Carl Gustaf Bratt (born 1955).[4] Bratt died in 1987 and was buried in Friedländerska kyrkogården in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5]

Awards and decorations[]

Bratt's awards:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 157.
  3. ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 135.
  4. ^ "Eyvind Bratt (1907-1984)" (in Swedish). Genvagar.nu. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. ^ Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (in Swedish). Brattnet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ^ 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. 199.

Further reading[]

  • Bratt, Aimee (2012). Diplomat, Poet, Gentleman : My Father. Vantage Press. ISBN 9780533164776.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
?
 Consulate general of Sweden in Berlin
1951–1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Envoy of Sweden to Ethiopia
1953–1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Envoy of Sweden to Sudan
1957–1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Envoy of Sweden to South Africa
1959–1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Iran
1964–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Afghanistan
1964–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Ireland
1967–1973 		Succeeded by
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