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Richard Tötterman

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Born10 October 1926
Almamater
Richard Tötterman
Richard Tötterman (right) in 1971
Born10 October 1926
Died
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma mater
OccupationDiplomat
Awards
  • Memorial medal of the Continuation War
  • Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1963)
  • Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1968)
  • Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1974)
  • Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎ (1954)
  • Knight of the Order of Vasa (1956)
  • Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1961)
  • Commander of the National Order of Merit (1966)
  • Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav (1967)
  • Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star (1967)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (1969)
  • Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1969)
  • Order of the Lion and the Sun First class (1970)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Agatha (1971)
  • Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania, 2nd class (1971)
  • Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary (1971)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1972)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (1972)
  • Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion (1973)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (1973)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1974)
  • Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1974)
  • (1974)
  • Star of People's Friendship in Silver (1974)
  • Royal Victorian Chain (1976)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Position heldambassador (1975–1990)

Richard Evert Björnson Tötterman (10 October 1926, Helsinki[1] – 11 December 2020[2]) was a Finnish lawyer and diplomat.

Tötterman studied law at the University of Helsinki, gaining a Licentiate of Law degree in 1949.

He continued his studies at Oxford, earning a DPhil in 1951 with his thesis titled "The scope of the rule locus regit actum in the conflict of laws".[1]

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