Hakon Leffler
Swedish tennis player and businessman (1887–1972)
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Hakon Leffler (11 March 1887 – 31 July 1972) was a Swedish engineer, businessman and tennis player.[1]
Born11 March 1887
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died31 July 1972 (aged 85)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Hakon Leffler in 1937 | |
| Born | 11 March 1887 Gothenburg, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 31 July 1972 (aged 85) Gothenburg, Sweden |
He was the son of merchant Carl Leopold Leffler, studied electrical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1905 to 1908, and at Uppsala University where he graduated in 1910.[2] After having worked at the M.E. Delbanco company 1912–1915, he became the CEO of Svensk oljeslageri AB 1916. In 1929, he became the deputy CEO at Gamlestadens fabriker, a textile company in Gothenburg, and in 1935, its CEO.
Olympic career
Leffler competed in two individual tennis events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
