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Eyvind Bratt
Eyvind Bratt
Born	Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt; 30 June 1907; Stockholm, Sweden
Died	16 January 1987 (aged 79); Spain
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Occupation	Diplomat
Years active	1931–1973
Spouse(s)	Carin Robbert (m. 1939); Sonia Wyrill (m. 1963)
Children	3

Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (30 June 1907 – 16 January 1987) was a Swedish diplomat.

Early life

Bratt was born on 30 June 1907 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy (née Berggren).^[1] Bratt was born on Södermalm in Stockholm, spent his school years in Falun, and his university years in Uppsala.^[2]

Career

Bratt began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931.^[1] Bratt was appointed consul in New York City in 1946 and director at the Foreign Ministry in 1947.^[1] Bratt was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1949 and earned a Licentiate of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University the same year.^[3] He became consul (consul general's name) in Berlin in 1951 and in the same year he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University. Bratt was ambassador in Addis Ababa from 1953 to 1959, also accredited to Khartoum from 1957 to 1959, Pretoria from 1959 to 1963, Tehran and Kabul from 1964 to 1967 and finally in Dublin from 1967 to 1973.^[1]

Personal life

In 1939, Bratt married Carin Robbert (1915–1984), the daughter of the director Carl Johan Robbert and Ragnhild (née Boman). Bratt remarried in 1963 to Sonia Wyrill.^[4] Bratt had three children from his first marriage: Carl Johan Bratt (born 1940), Aimee Bratt (born 1943), and Carl Gustaf Bratt (born 1955).^[5]

After his retirement, Bratt settled in Blackrock, Ireland.^[2]

Death

Bratt died on 16 January 1987 in an car accident in Spain. The funeral took place on 5 February 1987 in Bromma Church, Stockholm.^[6] He was interred in the Friedländer Cemetery (Friedländerska kyrkogården) in Gothenburg, Sweden.^[7]

Awards and decorations

Commander of the Order of the Polar Star^[8]
Grand Cross of the Order of Menelik II^[8]
Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog^[8]
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[8]
Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[8]
Knight of the Order of the Three Stars^[8]

Bibliography

Bratt, Eyvind (1977). Ön bortom ö-landet [The island beyond the island country] (in Swedish). Göteborg: Zinderman. ISBN 9152802132. SELIBR 7412405.
Bratt, Eyvind (1975). Det nordirländska problemet [The Northern Ireland problem]. Världspolitikens dagsfrågor, 0042-2754 ; 1975:5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikespolitiska institutet. ISBN 9171821961. SELIBR 7616472.
Bratt, Eyvind (1970). Ireland's link with Swedish monarchy. Waterford: Old Waterford society. SELIBR 1762857.
Jesenin, Sergej; Bratt, Eyvind (1970). Persiska dikter [Persian poems] (in Swedish). Karlstad: Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad. SELIBR 1201185.
Bratt, Eyvind (1967). Turistland - u-land: reseessayer från Främre Orienten [Tourist country - developing country: travel essays from the Near East] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Geber. SELIBR 1683002.
Bratt, Eyvind; Rosen, Björn von (1962). Arcadia Ethiopica. Bokvännens bibliotek, 0347-8386 ; 60 (in Swedish). Stockholm. SELIBR 1630248.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Bratt, Eyvind (1951). Småstaterna i idéhistorien: en studie i äldre statsdoktriner [Small states in the history of ideas: a study in older state doctrines]. Skrifter utgivna av Statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala, 0346-7538 ; 31 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell [distributör]. SELIBR 8390029.
Bratt, Eyvind (1948). Förenta Nationerna och atomvapnet [The United Nations and nuclear weapons]. Världspolitikens dagsfrågor, 0042-2754 ; 1948:5 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikespolitiska institutet. SELIBR 804584.
Bratt, Björn Axel Eyvind (1943). Diplomater och konsuler [Diplomats and consuls]. Värdspolitikens dagsfrågor. Utrikespolitiska institutets broschyrseries. 1942. Nr 8/9. 1943 (in Swedish). Stockholm. SELIBR 2577167.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Bratt, Eyvind (1942). Diplomater och konsuler [Diplomats and consuls] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikespolitiska institutet. SELIBR 8210195.
Bratt, Eyvind (1929). Olof Bergklint: en nationspamp från frihetstiden [Olof Bergklint: a national hero from the Age of Liberty] (in Swedish). Uppsala. SELIBR 2577168.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 168. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
^ ^a ^b Bagge, Ragnvald (1987-02-04). "Eyvind Bratt till minne" [In Memory of Eyvind Bratt]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 157.
^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 135.
^ "Eyvind Bratt (1907-1984)" (in Swedish). Genvagar.nu. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ "Döda" [Deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1987-01-24. p. 20(16). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (in Swedish). Brattnet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 199. SELIBR 53509.

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