About Sten Dehlgren
Lived 1881 – 1947 (aged 66). Sten Dehlgren was a Swedish writer, journalist, newspaper editor and military officer.
Sten Fredrik Dehlgren (26 May 1881 – 21 November 1947) was a Swedish Navy officer and newspaper editor.
Early life Dehlgren was born on 26 May 1881 in the City of Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, the son of the regimental chaplain Alfred Teodor Dehlgren, and Henrietta (Jetta) Sofia Malmgren. He attended from 1887 to 1893 before joining the navy in 1894.
Career In 1922, Dehlgren was appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. He also served as chairman of the board of the news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå for several years.
Personal life On 29 December 1906, Dehlgren married Rut Amelie Swanlund (born 22 September 1886 in Karlskrona), the daughter of the pharmacist Per Ernst Rikard Swanlund and Amelie Hildegard Haggren.
Death Dehlgren died in 1947 in , Stockholm County, Sweden.
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Who was Sten Dehlgren?
Swedish writer and journalist (1881-1947)
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Sten Dehlgren was born on 26 May 1881 in Stockholm City.
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Sten Dehlgren died on 21 November 1947 in Skeppsholm church parish.
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Sten Dehlgren was a writer, journalist, newspaper editor and military officer.
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Sten Dehlgren was Swedish.
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