Albrecht Elof Ihre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Albrecht Elof Ihre

Swedish diplomat

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1797

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1877

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Albrecht Elof Ihre

  • Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 (acting 1840-1842). Ihre was employed in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1823, serving as secretary of the Swedish legation in Constantinople from 1824, and chargé d'affaires there from 1827.
  • He was appointed state secretary for foreign affairs in 1831.
  • Ihre became Swedish Minister of Ecclesiastical affairs from 1840, and also served as acting Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1842, and was Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1842-1848. Ihre, who was a grandson of the philologist Johan Ihre, was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1842, was awarded the title of baron in 1843 and a knighthood of the Order of the Seraphim in 1846.
  • He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1849, having previously declined twice, but did not take his seat and resigned from the Academy in 1859.

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