Einar Modig

Einar Modig (28 November 1883 – 10 March 1960) was a Swedish diplomat. After graduating from Uppsala University in 1907, Moding joined the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He served eight years in South America as envoy in various country and during World War II, Moding served as Swedish envoy in Ankara and Athens. After the war, he served as envoy in Brussels and Luxembourg City.

Early life Modig was born on 28 November 1883 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Otto Walfrid Modig, an accountant, and his wife Maria Fredrika Lovisa Landgren. He passed mogenhetsexamen at Nya Elementarskolan in Stockholm on 15 May 1901 and enrolled at Uppsala University the same year. Modig received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University in 1903, a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in 1905 and a Candidate of Law degree in 1907 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs the same year.

Career Modig served as attaché in Kristiania in 1907 and in Antwerp and Berlin in 1908. He was back in Sweden serving as a second secretary at the Foreign Ministry in 1910.

Personal life In 1911 he married Maina Tanninen (1892–1984), the daughter of the wholesaler Max Tanninen and Maria Makowski.

Death Modig died on 10 March 1960 in Stockholm

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Swedish