About Wollmar Boström
Lived 1878 – 1956 (aged 78). Wollmar Boström was a Swedish tennis player and diplomat.
Wollmar Filip Boström (15 June 1878 – 7 November 1956) was a Swedish diplomat and tennis player. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in singles and men's doubles and won a bronze medal in the doubles in 1908, finishing fifth in three other events.
He was the son of Governor of Södermanland County Filip Boström and nephew to Prime Minister Erik Gustaf Boström. In 1903, he started working at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1909–13, he served as president of the Swedish Tennis Association, and in 1918–22, he was a cabinet secretary. From 1925 till 1945, he was the Swedish minister in Washington.
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Who was Wollmar Boström?
Swedish tennis player and diplomat (1878-1956)
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Wollmar Boström was born on 15 June 1878 in Överselö församling.
When did Wollmar Boström die?
Wollmar Boström died on 7 November 1956 in Stockholm.
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Wollmar Boström was a tennis player and diplomat.
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Wollmar Boström was Swedish.
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