Eyvind Bratt


Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt was a Swedish diplomat. Bratt began his career at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931, later serving as consul in New York City and director at the Foreign Ministry. He was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1949, earning a Licentiate of Philosophy from Uppsala University, and became consul in Berlin in 1951, the same year he received his doctorate. He served as ambassador in Addis Ababa, also accredited to Khartoum, Pretoria, Tehran and Kabul, and Dublin.

Early life

Bratt was born on 30 June 1907 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy. Bratt was born on Södermalm in Stockholm, spent his school years in Falun, and his university years in Uppsala.

Career

Bratt began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931. Bratt was appointed consul in New York City in 1946 and director at the Foreign Ministry in 1947. Bratt was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1949 and earned a Licentiate of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University the same year. He became consul in Berlin in 1951 and in the same year he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University. Bratt was ambassador in Addis Ababa from 1953 to 1959, also accredited to Khartoum from 1957 to 1959, Pretoria from 1959 to 1963, Tehran and Kabul from 1964 to 1967 and finally in Dublin from 1967 to 1973.

Personal life

In 1939, Bratt married Carin Robbert, the daughter of the director Carl Johan Robbert and Ragnhild. Bratt remarried in 1963 to Sonia Wyrill. Bratt had three children from his first marriage: Carl Johan Bratt, Aimee Bratt, and Carl Gustaf Bratt.
After his retirement, Bratt settled in the Blackrock neighborhood of Dublin, Ireland.

Death

Bratt died on 16 January 1987 in a car accident in Spain. The funeral took place on 5 February 1987 in Bromma Church, Stockholm. He was interred in the Friedländer Cemetery in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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