Per Jacobsson

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Per Jacobsson
3rd Managing Director of the IMF
In office November 21, 1956 – May 5, 1963
Preceded by	Ivar Rooth
Succeeded by	Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
Personal details
Born	(1894-02-05)5 February 1894 Tanum, Bohuslän, Sweden
Died	5 May 1963(1963-05-05) (aged 69) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	Sweden
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Profession	Economist

Per Jacobsson (5 February 1894 – 5 May 1963) was a Swedish economist, and managing director of the International Monetary Fund from 21 November 1956 until his death in 1963.^[1] Born in Tanum, Bohuslän, Jacobsson received degrees in law and economics from the Uppsala University.

References

↑ "Per Jacobsson, Economist, Dead; Monetary Fund's Director Fought Currency Crises", New York Times, May 6, 1963 .

External links

Biography - Per Jacobsson Foundation

Civic offices
Preceded by Ivar Rooth	Head of the International Monetary Fund 1956–1963	Succeeded by Pierre-Paul Schweitzer

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 47133678 LCCN: n82154013 ISNI: 0000 0001 1911 6335 GND: 1011311577

Persondata
Name	Jacobsson, Per
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish politician
Date of birth	February 5, 1894
Place of birth	Tanum, Bohuslän, Sweden
Date of death	May 5, 1963
Place of death	London, United Kingdom

v t e IMF Managing Directors

Camille Gutt Ivar Rooth Per Jacobsson Pierre-Paul Schweitzer Johan Witteveen Jacques de Larosière Michel Camdessus Horst Köhler Rodrigo Rato Dominique Strauss-Kahn Christine Lagarde

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