Wollter was born on 7 May 1927 in Lund, Sweden, the son of Kjell Wollter, an editor, and his wife Elsa (née Ekwall).[1] He was brother of actor Sven Wollter. He grew up on Solhöjdsgatan in Långedrag, Gothenburg.[2] After his mandatory military service Wollter got a US scholarship and took a Bachelor of Arts degree in the United States in 1949.[3][1] He was then an employee of SKF from 1949 to 1951 before he received a Candidate of Law degree from Lund University in 1955.[1]
Careeredit
Wollter became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm in 1955 and served in Helsinki in 1956, Brussels and Antwerp in 1957, Oslo in 1959, at the Foreign Ministry in 1960, in Monrovia in 1961, at the Foreign Ministry again in 1963 and Moscow in 1966. Wollter became embassy counsellor in Moscow in 1970 and served as consul general in Leningrad in 1972 and served at the Foreign Ministry in 1972. He was deputy director at the Foreign Ministry in 1972 and deputy director-general in 1973. Wollter then became Swedish ambassador in Lagos and Accra in 1974, also accredited in Porto-Novo and Niamey from 1976. He became ambassador in Buenos Aires in 1977[1] and there he was involved in the case of the missing Dagmar Hagelin.[3] Wollter became ambassador in Mexico City in 1980 and was available to the Foreign Minister in 1985. Wollter became after that ambassador in Madrid in 1986 and was finally ambassador in Athens from 1989 to 1992 prior to his retirement.[4]
He was Sweden's negotiating leader in various bilateral trade negotiations from 1972 to 1974 as well as expert at the delegation of the 40th General Assembly of the United Nations in 1985.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Wollter was married between 1955 and 1960 to the ambassador Margareta Hegardt, the daughter of the judge Carl Hegardt and Blenda (née Koch).[5] He married for the second time in 1961 to Ulla Ekwall (born 1939),[1] in the Swedish church in Oslo.[3] Together they have the children Anders (born 1965 in Gothenburg), Michael (born 1962 in Monrovia), Sven (born 1963 in Monrovia), Maria (born 1966 in Stockholm) and Kristina (born in 1979 in Buenos Aires).[6] His grandson is actor Christopher Wollter.[7]
Deathedit
Wollter died on 3 April 2017 and was buried at Sundbyberg's cemetery on 22 February 2018.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefUddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1206. ISBN91-1-914072-X.
^Krohn, Johannes. "Karl-Anders Wollters samling på filmarkivet i Grängesberg" [Karl-Anders Wollter’s Film collection at the Grängesberg Film archive] (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala University. p. 10.
^ abcTell, Lisbeth (5 May 1997). "DN gratulerar: Bröllopsresa till diktaturen. 70 år. Som diplomat hamnar man sällan i idealsamhällen" [DN congratulate: Honeymoon to dictatorship. 70 years. As a diplomat you rarely ends up in the ideal society]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1209. ISBN91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
^Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 459–460. ISBN91-1-914072-X.
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Karl Anders Ingvar Wollter 7 May 1927 3 April 2017 was a Swedish diplomat Karl Anders WollterBornKarl Anders Ingvar Wollter 1927 05 07 7 May 1927Lund SwedenDied3 April 2017 2017 04 03 aged 89 Bandhagen SwedenNationalitySwedishOccupationDiplomatSpousesMargareta Hegardt m 1955 1960 wbr Ulla Ekwall m 1961 wbr Children5RelativesSven Wollter brother Stina Wollter niece Karl Seldahl nephew Christopher Wollter grandson Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly life editWollter was born on 7 May 1927 in Lund Sweden the son of Kjell Wollter an editor and his wife Elsa nee Ekwall 1 He was brother of actor Sven Wollter He grew up on Solhojdsgatan in Langedrag Gothenburg 2 After his mandatory military service Wollter got a US scholarship and took a Bachelor of Arts degree in the United States in 1949 3 1 He was then an employee of SKF from 1949 to 1951 before he received a Candidate of Law degree from Lund University in 1955 1 Career editWollter became an attache at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm in 1955 and served in Helsinki in 1956 Brussels and Antwerp in 1957 Oslo in 1959 at the Foreign Ministry in 1960 in Monrovia in 1961 at the Foreign Ministry again in 1963 and Moscow in 1966 Wollter became embassy counsellor in Moscow in 1970 and served as consul general in Leningrad in 1972 and served at the Foreign Ministry in 1972 He was deputy director at the Foreign Ministry in 1972 and deputy director general in 1973 Wollter then became Swedish ambassador in Lagos and Accra in 1974 also accredited in Porto Novo and Niamey from 1976 He became ambassador in Buenos Aires in 1977 1 and there he was involved in the case of the missing Dagmar Hagelin 3 Wollter became ambassador in Mexico City in 1980 and was available to the Foreign Minister in 1985 Wollter became after that ambassador in Madrid in 1986 and was finally ambassador in Athens from 1989 to 1992 prior to his retirement 4 He was Sweden s negotiating leader in various bilateral trade negotiations from 1972 to 1974 as well as expert at the delegation of the 40th General Assembly of the United Nations in 1985 1 Personal life editWollter was married between 1955 and 1960 to the ambassador Margareta Hegardt the daughter of the judge Carl Hegardt and Blenda nee Koch 5 He married for the second time in 1961 to Ulla Ekwall born 1939 1 in the Swedish church in Oslo 3 Together they have the children Anders born 1965 in Gothenburg Michael born 1962 in Monrovia Sven born 1963 in Monrovia Maria born 1966 in Stockholm and Kristina born in 1979 in Buenos Aires 6 His grandson is actor Christopher Wollter 7 Death editWollter died on 3 April 2017 and was buried at Sundbyberg s cemetery on 22 February 2018 8 References edit a b c d e f Uddling Hans Paabo Katrin eds 1992 Vem ar det svensk biografisk handbok 1993 Who is it Swedish biographical handbook 1993 in Swedish Stockholm Norstedt p 1206 ISBN 91 1 914072 X Krohn Johannes Karl Anders Wollters samling pa filmarkivet i Grangesberg Karl Anders Wollter s Film collection at the Grangesberg Film archive PDF in Swedish Uppsala University p 10 a b c Tell Lisbeth 5 May 1997 DN gratulerar Brollopsresa till diktaturen 70 ar Som diplomat hamnar man sallan i idealsamhallen DN congratulate Honeymoon to dictatorship 70 years As a diplomat you rarely ends up in the ideal society Dagens Nyheter in Swedish Retrieved 11 June 2015 Uddling Hans Paabo Katrin eds 1994 Vem ar det svensk biografisk handbok 1995 Who is it Swedish biographical handbook 1995 in Swedish Stockholm Norstedt p 1209 ISBN 91 1 943202 X SELIBR 8261514 Uddling Hans Paabo Katrin eds 1992 Vem ar det svensk biografisk handbok 1993 Who is it Swedish biographical handbook 1993 in Swedish Stockholm Norstedt pp 459 460 ISBN 91 1 914072 X Karl Anders Wollter in Swedish Swedish Film Database Retrieved 15 April 2013 Hegevall Sofia 8 January 2014 Wollter overraskades till tarar efter jobbet Expressen in Swedish Retrieved 4 March 2020 Karl Anders Ingvar Wollter www finngraven se in Swedish Retrieved 4 March 2020 Diplomatic postsPreceded byPierre Bothen Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria1974 1977 Succeeded byVidar HellnersPreceded byPierre Bothen Ambassador of Sweden to Ghana1974 1977 Succeeded byVidar HellnersPreceded byPierre Bothen Ambassador of Sweden to Benin1976 1977 Succeeded byVidar HellnersPreceded byPierre Bothen Ambassador of Sweden to Niger1976 1977 Succeeded byVidar HellnersPreceded byPer Bertil Kollberg Ambassador of Sweden to Argentina1977 1980 Succeeded byLars KarlstromPreceded byCarl Swartz Ambassador of Sweden to Mexico1980 1985 Succeeded byDavid WirmarkPreceded byCarl George Crafoord Ambassador of Sweden to Spain1986 1989 Succeeded byUlf HjertonssonPreceded byHans Colliander Ambassador of Sweden to Greece1989 1993 Succeeded byKrister Kumlin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Anders Wollter amp oldid 1165565771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
