Erik Samuelson

Vice Admiral Johan Erik Samuelson (16 April 1893 – 15 December 1964) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Samuelson's senior postings includes as flag captain (1943–1945), as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1946–1950), and Commanding Admiral of the Naval Command South (1950–1958).

Early life Samuelson was born on 16 April 1893 at Ekedal Estate in Hyringa socken, Grästorp Municipality, Skaraborg County, Sweden, the son of Johan Samuelson and his wife Augusta Modh. He was brother of hippologist Frans Oscar Samuelson (born 1876). Erik Samuelson passed studentexamen in Vänersborg in 1911. He spent some time as an engineer student on the Swedish East Asian Company's steamship Ceylon during a trip to East Asia. He also had some time employment at a shipyard in Le Havre.

Career

Military career Samuelson graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1915 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant the same year. and in the Naval Staff from 1934 to 1937,

Retirement After Samuelson retired, his vast experience concerning seafarers and their conditions was used within the Föreningen för skandinaviska sjömanshem i utländska hamnar ("Association of Scandinavian Seamen's Homes in Foreign Ports"). This position of trust interested him very much. In order to better assess the issues that could come up during his trial, he visited in 1963 as chairman of the Swedish branch of the association several of the sailors' homes in southern and western Europe. Samuelson was elected to the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences 1931 and became an honorary member in 1945. During the years 1950-1958 he serves as its president. He was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 1942 and serves as its president from 1959 to 1961.

Dates of rank 1915 – Second lieutenant 1917 – Sub-lieutenant 1928 – Lieutenant 1937 – Lieutenant commander 1940 – Commander 1942 – Captain 1945 – Rear admiral 1958 – Vice admiral

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1942; president 1959–1961 )