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Einar Af Wirsén
Carl Einar Thure af Wirsén (20 April 1875 – 5 January 1946) was a Swedish Army officer, diplomat and writer. Originally an officer, he was sent into the diplomatic service after World War I and served as a military attaché in Constantinople and Sofia where he witnessed the Armenian genocide. From the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans, af Wirsén came to Poland and witnessed the country's resurrection. After serving in London, Reval and Riga, he was sent as envoy to Bucharest, Athens and Belgrade in 1921. After working in the Mosul Commission, af Wirsén was sent to Berlin, where he would stay for the next 12 years as envoy. Finally he was envoy in Rome for three years before retiring in 1940. Career Einar af Wirsén was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of poet and literary critic Carl David af Wirsén and Cecilia Emerentia Leontina (née Adlöf). He became a volunteer in the Svea Life Guards in 1891, passed ''mogenhetsexamen'' in 1893 and was promoted to sergeant in 1894. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Alströmer (1877–1955)
''Friherre'' Jonas Magnus Alströmer (21 August 1877 – 30 November 1955) was a Swedish diplomat and chamberlain. He served as envoy in a number of European countries between 1922 and 1933. Early life Alströmer was born on 21 August 1877 at Åkersta in Lunda parish, Nyköping Municipality, Sweden, the son of ''Friherre'' Jonas Alströmer, a factory manager, and his wife Sigrid Björkenheim. He received a Bachelor of both laws degree at Uppsala University in 1903 and did his clerkship from 1903 to 1906. Career Alströmer worked as an assistant at the Ministry of Agriculture in 1906 and was acting legal clerk (''domänfiskal'') at the Swedish Forest Service (''Domänstyrelsen'') in 1907. He then became Second Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1908 and First Secretary in 1912. Alströmer was appointed chamberlain in 1914 and acting head of department in 1914 as well as acting legation counselor in Paris in 1917. He served as first legation secretary in Kristia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
