Ake Wiberg: Swedish Entrepreneur & Politician

Politics took him to the Swedish Parliament in the 1940s but illness forced him to retire from politics after ten years of service. He energetically devoted his last dozen years to a number of cultural projects including work for the National Arts Council and the East Asian Museum. Åke Wiberg was a man whose determination and personality have apparently moved many of those who knew him.The Åke Wiberg Foundation was created in 1954 and has since then provided resources for scientific research primarily in medicine and the humanities. The Foundation has also supported childrens causes and youth care activities as well as teaching and educational matters. The Åke Wiberg Foundation is among Swedens twenty largest research-oriented foundations.Fifty-five years after his death Åke Wiberg has five grandchildren and over a dozen great-grandchildren in Scandinavia Europe USA and the Caribbean. Most of them do not read Swedish the language of this original book. This English version is for them.Mats Larsson born in 1953 is Professor of Economic History at Uppsala University and manages the Uppsala Center for Business History. He specializes in research concerning business and finance history and is the author of two books about The Bonnier Corporation. He wrote all text covering the life of Åke Wiberg in 1998.