Sigfrid Edström
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Swedish industrialist and International Olympic Committee official (1870–1964)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Henri de Baillet-Latour
- Succeeded by
- Avery Brundage
- Born
- ( 1870-11-11 ) 11 November 1870, Morlanda , Sweden–Norway
- Died
- 18 March 1964 (1964-03-18) (aged 93), Stockholm , Sweden
- Spouse
- Ruth Randall ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 24 June 1899</span>"}]]}'>1899 ; died 5 October 1944</span>"}]]}'>1944 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sigfrid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Orust Municipality
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Spouse
- Ruth Randall Edström
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- Chalmers University of Technology
- Employer
- ASEA
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Sport
- athletics
- Image
- Sigfrid Edstrom.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sigfrid Edström
- date of birth
- 1870-11-21
- date of death
- 1964-03-18
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Encyclopedic overview
Johannes Sigfrid Edström (11 November 1870 – 18 March 1964) was a Swedish industrialist, chairman of the Sweden-America Foundation, and fourth president of the International Olympic Committee.
Early life
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