Hakon Leffler
Swedish tennis player and businessman (1887–1972)
Hakon Leffler (11 March 1887 – 31 July 1972) was a Swedish engineer, businessman and tennis player.2
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Born Mar 11, 1887, died Jul 31, 1972.1
About
He was the son of merchant Carl Leopold Leffler, studied electrical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1905 to 1908, and at Uppsala University where he graduated in 1910. After having worked at the M.E. Delbanco company 1912–1915, he became the CEO of Svensk oljeslageri AB 1916. In 1929, he became the deputy CEO at Gamlestadens fabriker, a textile company in Gothenburg, and in 1935, its CEO.
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Companies
- Gamlestadens fabrikerChief executive officer 1935 to 196410
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: businessperson, tennis player.5
- 1935 to 1964Chief executive, Gamlestadens fabriker4
Leffler competed in two individual tennis events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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Personal life
Awards
- 1954The Chalmers' Medal9
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataHakon Leffler on Wikidata
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsHakon Leffler photo by Unknown photographer, Public domain