1903 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1903 in Sweden

Incumbents

• • Monarch – Oscar II Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström

Events

• The National Association for Women's Suffrage is founded.
• Agnes Arvidsson becomes the first woman to graduate in pharmacology.
• Public medical offices open to women.^[1]
• Forming of the Central Employers' Association (SAF)^[2]
  • The SAF game rather late in the labor union movement of Sweden
  • Counterpart of the labor union, LO
  • Acted as open cartel

Popular culture

Literature

• August Strindberg's novel Alone (Swedish: Ensam) is published.

Births

• 31 January  - Ivar Johansson, wrestler (died 1979).^[3]
• 21 June  - Alf Sjöberg, theatre and film director (died 1980)

Exact date missing

• Israel Ruong, Swedish-Sámi linguist and politician (died 1986).

Deaths

• 19 May  - Carl Snoilsky, poet (born 1841)
• 27 July  - Lina Sandell, hymn writer (born 1832).
• 14 September  - Johanna Berglind, sign language teacher and principal (born 1816).
• March – Josefina Wettergrund, writer (born 1830)

Notes and References

1. "Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek: Akademikeryrken". Ub.gu.se. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
2. Book: Schön. Lennart. An economic history of modern Sweden. 2012. Routledge. London. 9780415671309. 185.
3. Web site: Ivar Johansson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204757/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/ivar-johansson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 9 November 2014.