Johan Arvid Gunnar Syrén (16 January 1903, in Sweden – 1985), son to Frans Gustav Syrén and Ida Karolina Gustavsdotter, was a Swedish missionary. In the early 1930s Johan and his wife travelled to Natal, South Africa, as Swedish diplomats and

missionaries A missionary is a member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Mi ...

Sources

*Historical journals and personal file

*Frans Gustav Syréns journal

*Ida Karolina Gustavsdotter's journal

*Historical journals and personal file

{{DEFAULTSORT:Syren, Johan Arvid Gunnar Swedish Protestant missionaries 1903 births 1985 deaths Swedish diplomats Protestant missionaries in South Africa Swedish expatriates in South Africa