Sigfrid Edström

Also known as Sigfried Edstrom

Swedish industrialist and International Olympic Committee official (1870–1964)

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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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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
member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sigfrid Edström” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.