Julius ''Albert'' Köhl (born Jules ''Albert'' Koehl, 1879–1954) was a

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chef de cuisine.

Biography

Albert Koehl was born in 1879, and grew up in central

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, Alsace, then the

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, to Xavier Koehl, and Caroline (née Gresse), as well as uncle to

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. Married to Carolina (née

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) in 1912, he was brother-in-law of

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. Besides education in Strasbourg, and military service in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Bavarian Army in Munich (1900-1902), his apprenticeship was carried out in Bavaria, France, Austria, and Italy. Strand hotell 1914

After

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service at European restaurants including at Grand Hôtel 1906–1912 in

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, together with its former '' maître d'hôtel'' Julius Grönlund, he co-founded Strand Hotel for the

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, operating as chef de cuisine 1912–1955. Offering Stockholm's largest

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hall, adjoined to the

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, "Strand" rivaled contemporary

as preference for habitués such as Greta Garbo,

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, Erik Harald Zetterström, along with international royals, politicians, and artists.

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in 1922, he was a keen

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, fisherman, and member of the Odd Fellows. He died in 1954, buried at Norra begravningsplatsen.'' Dagens Nyheter'' 13 January 1954 His grandson, Dan Albert John Koehl (born 28 October 1959), son of engineer Gösta Albert Köhl (1916-1996), is an

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References

Literature

* '' Köksalmanack'' (Stockholm: Semic, Bonnier, 1946), * ''Strand Hotel'', Andreas Theve, Laszlo Trifunovics (Stockholm: H. Swedberg HB, 1993), {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohl, Albert 1954 deaths Businesspeople from Strasbourg German emigrants to Sweden French chefs 1879 births 20th-century French people People from Alsace Swedish chefs Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen