Hugo Stenbeck
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Born | Edvard Hugo Stenbeck 15 October 1890 Uppsala, Sweden |
Died | 6 January 1977 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 86)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Children | 4; icluding Jan Stenbeck and Margaretha af Ugglas |
Edvard Hugo Stenbeck (15 October 1890 – 6 January 1977) was a Swedish lawyer and founder of Investment AB Kinnevik. He belonged to a group called in to investigate the collapse of Ivar Kreuger's financial empire. Two of his children became famous in their own right – Jan Stenbeck took over and transformed the family company and Margaretha af Ugglas became foreign minister. His granddaughter, Cristina Stenbeck is now in charge of the family companies.
Early life[]
Stenbeck was born on 15 October 1890 in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of banker Nils Stenbeck and his wife Maria Rydberg. He received a Candidate of Law degree from Uppsala University in 1914.[1]
Career[]
Stenbeck was the owner of the law firm Advokatfirman Lagerlöf in Stockholm from 1923.[1] He was a member of the Swedish Bar Association from 1924.[2]
In the mid-1940s, Stenbeck was a member of the board of Korsnäs Sågverks AB, AB Kinnevik, Ställbergs Gruv AB, Rydboholms AB, AB de Lavals Ångturbin, Dahlkarlshytte AB, Halmstads Järnverks AB, Svenska Suchard AB, Marma-Långrörs AB etc.[1] In the early 1960s, Stenbeck was a member of the board of Korsnäs AB, Investment AB Kinnevik, Ställbergs grufve AB, Rydboholms AB, Turbin AB de Laval Ljungström, Förvaltning AB Laval, Halmstads Järnverks AB, Marma-Långrörs AB, Mellersta Sveriges Lantbruks AB, Bultfabriks AB, Höganäs-Billesholms AB, Munkedals AB, Robert Bosch AB, Sandvikens jernverks AB, Sv träimpr:ab, STAB etc.
Personal life[]
In 1932, Hugo Stenbeck married Märtha Odelfelt (1906–1992), the daughter of banker Andreas Odelfelt and Hedvig Lalin.[2] They had four children: Hugo Jr (1933–1976), Elisabeth (1935–1985), Margareta (born 1939), Jan (1942–2002).[1]
Death[]
Stenbeck died on 6 January 1977 in Stockholm. Stenbeck and his wife Märtha were cremated and their remains rest in urn at the columbarium of Engelbrekt Parish at , not far from their home on . The columbarium on Karlavägen is situated below Engelbrekt Church.[3]
Awards and decorations[]
Commander of the Order of Vasa[2]
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star[1]
Honours[]
- Honorary member of Värmlands nation of Uppsala University[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). D. 1, Stockholmsdelen. Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 797. SELIBR 8198269.
- ^ a b c Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 1207. SELIBR 53509.
- ^ "Han kan få sista vilan invid föräldrarnas grav". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 22 August 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- 1890 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from Uppsala
- Swedish lawyers
- Stenbeck family
- Burials at Uppsala old cemetery
- 20th-century lawyers
- Uppsala University alumni
- Commanders of the Order of Vasa
- Knights of the Order of the Polar Star