Edvard ''Hugo'' Stenbeck (15 October 1890 – 6 January 1977) was a

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and founder of

Investment AB Kinnevik Kinnevik AB () is a Swedish investment company that was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families. Kinnevik is an active and long-term owner investing primarily in digital consumer businesses. Current CEO, Georgi Ganev, w ...

. He belonged to a group called in to investigate the collapse of

Ivar Kreuger Ivar Kreuger (; 2 March 1880 – 12 March 1932) was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. B ...

's financial empire. Two of his children became famous in their own right –

Jan Stenbeck Jan Hugo Robert Arne Stenbeck (; 14 November 1942 – 19 August 2002) was a Swedish business leader, media pioneer, sailor and financier. He was head of Kinnevik Group from 1976 and founded among other things the companies Comviq, Invik & C ...

took over and transformed the family company and

Margaretha af Ugglas Märta Margaretha af Ugglas (''née'' Stenbeck; born 5 January 1939) is a Swedish former Moderate Party politician. She was Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1991 and 1994. Career She is the daughter of Hugo Stenbeck, a lawyer and the found ...

became

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. His granddaughter,

Cristina Stenbeck Cristina Mayville Stenbeck, born 27 September 1977 in New York City, United States, is a Swedish business woman and investor. She is the principal owner and former executive chairman of Investment AB Kinnevik, one of the largest family-controlle ...

is now in charge of the family companies.

Early life

Stenbeck was born on 15 October 1890 in

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, Sweden, the son of banker Nils Stenbeck and his wife Maria Rydberg. He received a

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degree from

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in 1914.

Career

Stenbeck was the owner of the law firm Advokatfirman Lagerlöf in Stockholm from 1923. He was a member of the

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from 1924. 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. In the early 1960s, Stenbeck was a member of the board of Korsnäs AB,

, 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 Sandvik AB is a Swedish multinational engineering company specializing in metal cutting, digital and additive manufacturing, mining and construction, stainless and special steel alloys, and industrial heating. The company was founded in Sweden ...

, Sv träimpr:ab,

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etc.

Personal life

In 1932, Hugo Stenbeck married Märtha Odelfelt (1906–1992), the daughter of banker Andreas Odelfelt and Hedvig Lalin. They had four children: Hugo Jr (1933–1976), Elisabeth (1935–1985), Margareta (born 1939),

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(1942–2002).

Death

Stenbeck died on 6 January 1977 in Stockholm. Stenbeck and his wife Märtha were cremated and their remains rest in

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at the

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at Karlavägen, not far from their home on Villagatan. The columbarium on Karlavägen is situated below

Engelbrekt Church Engelbrekt Church ( sv, Engelbrektskyrkan) is a protected church located in the Lärkstaden area of Stockholm, Sweden. Its located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Engelbrekt Parish in the Diocese of Stoc ...

Awards and decorations

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Commander of the

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Knight of the

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Honours

*Honorary member of

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References

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