Gunnar Cederschiöld (Mathias Gunnar Cederschiöld, 30 July 1887 – 21 November 1949) was a Swedish author, image artist and fencer. Gunnar Cederschiöld graduated in

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in 1906, after which he studied painting at

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there and in Copenhagen. He then studied in Paris at Académie de la Grande Chaumière and as a private student for Théophile Steinlen. As a writer he became known first through letters on Paris to Swedish newspapers, then during and after World War I through lively and vivid depictions which, even when having the character of novels, by their type are skilled journalism. They are collected in a series of books illustrated with Cederschiöld's quickly accomplished drawings. In 1919 Cederschiöld was managing director of AB France-Afrique in Paris, and for Société genérale des Allumettes in 1927. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the

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. Gunnar Cederschiöld was married to the daughter and only child of sociologist Gustaf F. Steffen. The couple had three children.FamSAC
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Bibliography

* ''Den siste Kergoël'' Stockholm: Norstedt. 1917. LIBRIS 1650539 * ''Livstidsfången och andra berättelser' Stockholm: Norstedt. 1918. LIBRIS 1650543 * ''I skärselden och på andra ställen'' Stockholm: Hökerberg. 1931. LIBRIS 1352644 * ''Han blev miljonär : roman. Stockholm: Natur o. kultur'' 1947. LIBRIS 1390578 * ''Bland artister och hyggligt folk i Paris'' Stockholm: Ljus. 1915. LIBRIS 1632234 * ''I väntan på segern : studier från Frankrike under kriget'' Lund: Gleerup. 1915. LIBRIS 1632235 * ''Infödingarna på Manhattan : studier och stämningar från New York'' Stockholm: Ljus. 1916. LIBRIS 1650541 * ''Krig och hem : karaktärer, interiörer och äventyr från Frankrike och England'' Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup. 1916. LIBRIS 1650542 * ''Negrer : studier och äventyr i Franska Västafrika'' Stockholm: Norstedt. 1917. LIBRIS 1650545 * ''Äro vi rustade för det ekonomiska kriget'' Stockholm: Sv. andelsförl. 1917. LIBRIS 1650548 * ''Elsass-Lothringen : studier'' Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup. 1918. LIBRIS 1650540 * ''Maghreb : nutidsbilder från det gamla moriska väldet i Europa och Afrika'' Stockholm: Norstedt. 1918. LIBRIS 1650544 * ''Segraren och några av hans hjälpare'' Stockholm: Norstedt. 1919. LIBRIS 1650546 * ''Upp- och nedvända världen'' Stockholm: Norstedt. 1919. LIBRIS 1650547 * ''Tretton år med Ivar Kreuger'' Stockholm: Natur och kultur. 1937. LIBRIS 53697 * ''Sviker Sverige?'' Stockholm: Natur och kultur. 1943. LIBRIS 1208954 * ''Rusta fredsarmén'' Stockholm: Kooperativa förbundets bokförlag. 1944. LIBRIS 1208956 * ''Som handelsresande i Latinamerika'' Stockholm: Natur och kultur. 1944. LIBRIS 1390580 * ''Den svenska tändsticksindustriens historia före de stora sammanslagningarna'' Stockholm. 1945. LIBRIS 8198002 * ''Ä' vi så'na?'' Stockholm: Ljus. 1945. LIBRIS 1390581 * ''Ja, se pojkar'' Stockholm: Natur och kultur. 1948. LIBRIS 1390579 * ''Efter levande modell'' Stockholm: Natur o. Kultur. 1949. LIBRIS 1390577

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cederschiold, Gunnar 1887 births 1949 deaths Swedish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Sweden Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Scania

Gunnar Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...