Torsten Kreuger
| Torsten Kreuger | |
|---|---|
 Kreuger in 1943 | |
| Born |
17 June 1884 Kalmar, Sweden |
| Died | 12 October 1973 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | engineer |
| Occupation | industrialist, newspaper owner and banker |
| Relatives | Ivar Kreuger (brother) |
Torsten Kreuger (17 June 1884 – 12 October 1973) was a Swedish engineer, industrialist, newspaper owner and banker.
He was born in Kalmar, a son of Ernst August Kreuger, and a brother of Ivar Kreuger. He graduated from the Chalmers University of Technology in 1905. On behalf of his father and uncle he established and developed the match factory Kalmar tändsticksfabrik, and was also involved in a factory for producing machinery for match production.[1]
During the 1920s he became interested in acquiring ownership of newspapers. He was owner of the newspapers Stockholms Dagblad and Aftonbladet, and for a short period also Stockholms-Tidningen. In 1932 he was sentenced to prison for fraud.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Torsten Kreuger". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 1975–1977. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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