Per Jacobsson
Per Jacobsson (5 February 1894 – 5 May 1963) was a Swedish economist who served as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1956 until his death in 1963.[1]
Per Jacobsson | |
|---|---|
 Jacobbson in 1962 | |
| Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
| In office 21 November 1956 – 5 May 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Ivar Rooth |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1894 Tanum, Bohuslän, Sweden |
| Died | 5 May 1963 (aged 69) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Brookwood Cemetery 51°18′09″N 0°38′04″W |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Profession | Economist |
Born in Tanum, Bohuslän, Jacobsson received degrees in law and economics from the Uppsala University.
He was employed at the League of Nations from 1920 to 1928, and later the Bank of International Settlements from 1931 onward. In December 1956, he was appointed as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a position he held until his death on 5 May 1963.[2] He was buried in the Swedish section of Brookwood Cemetery.
Jacobsson was an elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1957.[3]
Jacobsson's daughter Moyra, an artist, married Roger Bannister, the British Olympic athlete and neurologist who was the first person to run the four-minute mile.[4]
Gallery
International monetary problems (1964)
Jacobsson's grave in Brookwood Cemetery
References
- "Per Jacobsson, Economist, Dead; Monetary Fund's Director Fought Currency Crises", New York Times, 6 May 1963.
- "Mr. Per Jacobsson's Biography".
- "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- W F Deedes (6 May 2004). "How the hero of the four-minute mile ran on to scale even greater heights". Telegraph.co.uk.
External links
Media related to Per Jacobsson at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography – Per Jacobsson Foundation