Eyvind Bratt

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

Career

Bratt was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy (née Berggren). He began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931. 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.[2] 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 1953–1959, side-accredited to Khartoum 1957–1959, Pretoria 1959–1963, Tehran and Kabul 1964–1967 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.[3] Bratt hade three children from his first marriage: Carl Johan Bratt (born 1940), Aimee Bratt (born 1943) and Carl Gustaf Bratt (born 1955).[4] Bratt died in 1987 and was buried in Friedländerska kyrkogården in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5]

Awards and decorations

Bratt's awards:[6]

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

References

1. 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.
2. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 157.
3. Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 135.
4. "Eyvind Bratt (1907-1984)" (in Swedish). Genvagar.nu. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
5. Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (in Swedish). Brattnet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
6. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 199.

Further reading

• Bratt, Aimee (2012). Diplomat, Poet, Gentleman : My Father. Vantage Press. ISBN 9780533164776.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by ?	Consulate general of Sweden in Berlin 1951–1953	Succeeded by Hugo Tamm
Preceded by Erik Wisén	Envoy of Sweden to Ethiopia 1953–1959	Succeeded by Åke Sjölin
Preceded by None	Envoy of Sweden to Sudan 1957–1959	Succeeded by Åke Sjölin
Preceded by Alexis Aminoff	Envoy of Sweden to South Africa 1959–1963	Succeeded by Hugo Tamm
Preceded by Dick Hichens-Bergström	Ambassador of Sweden to Iran 1964–1967	Succeeded by Nils-Eric Ekblad
Preceded by Dick Hichens-Bergström	Ambassador of Sweden to Afghanistan 1964–1967	Succeeded by Nils-Eric Ekblad
Preceded by Nils-Eric Ekblad	Ambassador of Sweden to Ireland 1967–1973	Succeeded by Bo Järnstedt