Torgil Thorén
First chief of the head of Swedish Radio Intelligence
About Torgil Thorén
Lived 1892 – 1982 (aged 89). Torgil Thorén was a Swedish military personnel and national Defence Radio Establishment.
Captain Torgil Vilhelm Hildebad Thorén (30 March 1892 – 11 March 1982) was a Swedish Navy officer. Thorén was the first Director-General of the National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA).
Early life Thorén was born on 30 March 1892 in Döderhult, Sweden, the son of medical doctor Adolf Thorén and his wife Anna (née Björck).
He wrote about his time at the FRA in 1945.
Personal life In 1920, he married Ingrid Mathiesen (born 1899), the daughter of Halfdan Mathiesen and Olga Breien. They had two children; Rolf (born 1922) and Gösta (born 1924).
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Who was Torgil Thorén?
first chief of the head of Swedish Radio Intelligence (1892-1982)
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Torgil Thorén was born on 30 March 1892.
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Torgil Thorén died on 11 March 1982.
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Torgil Thorén was a military personnel and national Defence Radio Establishment.
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Torgil Thorén was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Torgil Thorén. https://biography.guide/torgil-thoren/
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