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Revision as of 18:37, 23 August 2018
George Spaak, (1877-1966), was a Swedish engineer.[1]
Biography
George Spaak was the father of Ragnar Spaak, and brother-in-law of Birger and Fredrik Ljungström.
Spaak graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in 1897, in the department of electrical engineering. Around 192–1902 he was employed at The Ljungström Engine Syndicate in Newcastle, United Kingdom, and made business travels in the United States and the German Empire. He was employed at engineering agency of Carl Wilhelm Bildt in Stockholm 1902–1904, and at Bergvik och Ala Nya AB 1904–1944.
Spaak was one of Sweden's first private sports pilots with his own aeroplane. He was a fellow of the 1931 Flight Technical Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences 1924–1943 and luftskyddschef i Söderhamns luftskyddsområde. He was a member of the municipality of Söderala 1919–1931.
Works
- Männen kring Carl Daniel Ekman (1957)
Distinctions
Sweden: Knight of the Order of the Polar Star- Sweden: Knight of the Order of Vasa
- Sweden: Fellow of the Flight Tehcnical Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
References
- Vem är vem, Norrlandsdelen, 1950, sid. 349.
External links
- Ingvar Oremark: George Spaak – en Bergviksprofil, Bergvik nu mars 2006, sid.4, sid. 5
Kategori:Svenska elektroingenjörer Kategori:Svenska kommunalpolitiker Kategori:Personer i Söderhamns historia Kategori:Ingenjörer från Stockholm Kategori:Födda 1877 Kategori:Avlidna 1966 Kategori:Män