George Spaak

George Spaak (1877-1966).

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 1898–1902 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 the 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 responsible for aerial security in Söderhamn. He was a member of the municipality of Söderala 1919–1931.

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References

  1. ↑ http://runeberg.org/vemindu/0483.html
  • Vem är vem, Norrlandsdelen, 1950, sid. 349.
  • Ingvar Oremark: George Spaak – en Bergviksprofil, Bergvik nu mars 2006, sid.4, sid. 5
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