About Hakon Leffler
Lived 1887 – 1972 (aged 85). Hakon Leffler was a Swedish tennis player and businessperson.
Hakon Leffler (11 March 1887 – 31 July 1972) was a Swedish engineer, businessman and tennis player.
He was the son of merchant Carl Leopold Leffler, studied electrical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1905 to 1908, and at Uppsala University where he graduated in 1910. After having worked at the M.E. Delbanco company 1912–1915, he became the CEO of Svensk oljeslageri AB 1916. In 1929, he became the deputy CEO at Gamlestadens fabriker, a textile company in Gothenburg, and in 1935, its CEO.
Olympic career Leffler competed in two individual tennis events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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Who was Hakon Leffler?
Swedish tennis player
When was Hakon Leffler born?
Hakon Leffler was born on 11 March 1887 in Gothenburg.
When did Hakon Leffler die?
Hakon Leffler died on 31 July 1972 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Hakon Leffler was a tennis player and businessperson.
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Hakon Leffler was Swedish.
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