Nils Elowsson
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Nils Elowsson (23 October 1890 – 27 October 1999) was a Swedish politician and journalist. He was born in Kristianstad County, Sweden and died in Kristianstad aged 109.[1]
Career
[edit]Elowsson began his career as a journalist in 1917, and eventually became the editor of the Swedish newspaper Läns-Demokraten in 1932. The newspaper was closed down in 1957.[2] He was a party member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and a member of the Riksdag 1940–1963 (24 years).[3] Aged 89 he became the author of a book called Det var på snapphanens tid.[4] At the time of his death, four days after his 109th birthday, he was the oldest living man in Sweden.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Föredrag om Nils Elowsson". Kristianstadsbladet. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Ingvar-en erfaren tidningsman". Kristianstadsbladet. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Nils Elowsson" (PDF). S-Nytt (in Swedish). Autumn 2008. Swedish Social Democratic Party: 3. 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Det var på snapphanens tid". LIBRIS. 1979. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Äldste mannen är en hallänning". Norrköpings Tidningar. 16 August 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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