Baron Israël ''Karl-Gustav'' "K-G" Eugène Lagerfelt (21 November 1909 – 11 December 1986) was a Swedish

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Early life

Lagerfelt was born on 21 November 1909 in

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, Sweden, the son of captain, baron Gustaf Adolf Lagerfelt and baroness Gertrud (née von Essen). He received a Candidate of Law degree in 1932 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1935 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in

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in 1935.

Career

Lagerfelt served in

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in 1936 and in

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in 1938 as well as at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm in 1938. He was second secretary in 1939 and first secretary at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm in 1943. Lagerfelt was first secretary in London in 1943 and in

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in 1947 as well as at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm in 1948. He was director at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm in 1950 (acting in 1948). Lagerfelt was diplomatic representative in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

in 1951 and envoy in

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from 1952 to 1956 during the time of the case of ''

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''. He was then Permanent Representative to the

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from 1956 to 1963, the

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from 1957 to 1963, the European Atomic Energy Community and the

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from 1959 to 1963. Lagerfelt was ambassador in

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from 1964 to 1969 and in

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from 1969 to 1972. He was ambassador and head of Sweden's Permanent Delegation of the International Organizations in

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from 1972 to 1975 and was chairman of the council of the

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from 1976 to 1977. Lagerfelt was consultant at the Volvo International Development Corporation from 1978 to 1979 and was chairman of the parliamentary

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investigations from 1980 to 1982. He was also deputy counsel and expert in the

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in 1967, 1976 and 1977.

Personal life

In 1947 Lagerfelt married Sara Champion de Crespigny (1914–1967), the daughter of the British major Vierville Champion de Crespigny and Nora (née McSloy). They divorced and in 1974 he married Monique Suetens (1932–2010), the daughter of the Belgian director Albert Suetens and Madeleine (née Limpens). Lagerfelt was the father of

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(born 1947) and Johan (born 1949). Lagerfelt was the owner of the mansion Säbylund in Kumla Municipality until his son Johan Lagerfelt bought the property from his father in 1970.

Death

Lagerfelt died of 11 December 1986 and was buried at Kumla Cemetery in Kumla.

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Order_of_the_Polar_Star_-_Ribbon_bar,_pre_1975

Knight of the Order of the Polar Star * Knight of the

Order of Saint John in Sweden The Order of Saint John in Sweden ( sv, (S:t) Johanniterorden i Sverige) is a Protestant chivalric order. It is a member of the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem. It was founded in 1920 in Stockholm, Sweden, as an affiliate ...

Foreign

First Class of the

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FIN_Order_of_the_Lion_of_Finland_2Class_BAR

Commander First Class of the

Order of the Lion of Finland The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President o ...

HUN_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Hungarian_Rep_(civil)_3class_BAR

Commander of the

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FIN_Order_of_the_White_Rose_Knight_1st_Class_BAR

Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland * Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon

Knight of the

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Honours

*Former Herald of Orders of His Majesty the King (''Kungl. Maj:ts Orden'').

Bibliography

References

External links

List of GATT representatives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lagerfelt, Karl-Gustav 1909 births 1986 deaths Barons of Sweden Ambassadors of Sweden to Japan Ambassadors of Sweden to Austria Ambassadors of Sweden to the Netherlands People from Jönköping Knights of the Order of the Polar Star