Wilhelm Winther
Otto Wilhelm Winther (29 November 1891 – 5 April 1983) was a Swedish diplomat.
Biography
Winther was born in Helsingborg, Sweden and was the son of a merchant Otto Jönsson and Christina Winther. He passed his student exam in 1909 and received a Candidate of Law degree from Lund University in 1913. He was then a law clerk at Luggude judicial district from 1913 to 1914. Winther became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1916 and served at the Swedish mission in London in 1918 and was second secretary there in 1919. He was secretary to the Foreign Minister in 1920 and secretary of legation in Christiania in 1923. He was director at the Foreign Ministry's political department in 1924, and counsellor of the legation in Paris in 1928. Winther was envoy in Ankara, Athens and Sofia in 1934, Moscow in 1938, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Asunción in 1940, Prague in 1947, Madrid in 1951 and was ambassador there from 1956 to 1958.[1]
He was also representative at the International Aviation Conference in 1925, the conference for the repeal of export and import restrictions in Paris in 1929, the conference regarding the marketing of agricultural production in Paris in 1931, Bureau of International Expositions in Paris from 1931 to 1934, the International Council for German refugees in Lausanne in 1933, chairman of the Swedish delegation in trade negotiations with Czechoslovakia in 1947, and representative in trade negotiations with Spain from 1952 to 1956.[1] Winther was also the chairman of the Association of the Friends of the Postal Museum (Föreningen Postmusei Vänner) 1958-67 and became an honorary member in 1967.[2]
In 1922 Winther married Cornelia Kuylenstierna (born 1897), daughter of major Osvald Kuylenstierna and Elisabeth, née Hammarberg. He was the father of Otto (born 1923), Jan (born 1924), Wiveka (born 1928), Henry (born 1936) and Christian (born 1940).[1] Winther died on 5 April 1983 and was buried on 27 May 1983 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[3]
Awards
Winther's awards:[1]
- Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Commander of the Order of the Black Star
- Commander of the Order of St. Olav
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
References
- 1 2 3 4 Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1965). Vem är vem?. 3, Götaland, utom Skåne, Halland, Blekinge [Who is Who?. 3, Götaland, except Scania, Halland, Blekinge] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. pp. 1137–1138.
- ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 1115. ISBN 91-1-766022-X.
- ↑ "Norra begravningsplatsen, kvarter 11C, gravnummer 25" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Erik Boheman |
Envoy of Sweden to Turkey 1934–1937 |
Succeeded by Eric Gyllenstierna |
| Preceded by Erik Boheman |
Envoy of Sweden to Greece 1934–1937 |
Succeeded by Eric Gyllenstierna |
| Preceded by Erik Boheman |
Envoy of Sweden to Bulgaria 1934–1935 |
Succeeded by Patrik Reuterswärd |
| Preceded by Eric Gyllenstierna |
Envoy of Sweden to Soviet Union 1938–1940 |
Succeeded by Vilhelm Assarsson |
| Preceded by Einar Modig |
Envoy of Sweden to Argentina 1940–1946 |
Succeeded by Carl Olof Gisle |
| Preceded by Einar Modig |
Envoy of Sweden to Uruguay 1940–1946 |
Succeeded by Carl Olof Gisle |
| Preceded by Einar Modig |
Envoy of Sweden to Paraguay 1940–1946 |
Succeeded by Carl Olof Gisle |
| Preceded by Torsten Hammarström |
Envoy of Sweden to Czechoslovakia 1947–1950 |
Succeeded by Sven Allard |
| Preceded by Nils Berencreutz |
Envoy of Sweden to Spain 1951–1956 |
Succeeded by – |
| Preceded by – |
Ambassador of Sweden to Spain 1956–1958 |
Succeeded by Herbert Ribbing |