Lars von Celsing

Swedish diplomat (1916–2009)

Lars von Celsing

Born|

Lars Petrus Folke von Celsing

(1916-04-01)1 April 1916

Stockholm, Sweden

Died| 17 August 2009(2009-08-17) (aged 93)

Lovön, Sweden

Alma mater| Stockholm University College
Occupation| Diplomat
Years active| 1942–1979
Spouse(s)|

Silvia Elena Maria (Sylvita) Miguens

(m. 1942⁠-⁠1950)​

Ulla Zetterberg

(m. 1955)​

Children| 2
Relatives| Peter Celsing (brother)

Lars Petrus Folke von Celsing (1 April 1916 – 17 August 2009) was a Swedish diplomat.

## Early life

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von Celsing was born on 1 April 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Folke von Celsing, a bank executive, and his wife Margareta (née Norström)[1] and brother of the architect Peter Celsing[2] and the doctor Fredrik Celsing.[3] He passed studentexamen on 8 May 1934 and received a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College on 27 May 1942.[4] von Celsing did university studies in Paris and Berlin before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1942.[1]

## Career

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von Celsing served in Bern in 1943 and was second legation secretary in Bern in 1947 and served in the UN delegation the same year. In 1948 he moved to New York City and served at the United Nations Security Council.[1] He became first legation secretary in London in 1950 and first secretary at the Foreign Ministry in 1952. von Celsing was chargé d'affaires ad interim in Lisbon from 1953 to 1954 and in 1955 he became first embassy secretary in Tehran and Baghdad.[1] He was embassy counsellor in Helsinki from 1958 to 1962 and director of the political department at the Foreign Ministry in 1963 and became deputy director in 1965. From 1967 to 1972, von Celsing was ambassador in Rabat, Dakar, Banjul (from 1968), and Nouakchott (from 1970).[5] He was then ambassador in Cairo and Khartoum from 1972 to 1976 and in Brussels and Luxembourg City from 1976 to 1979.[6]

## Personal life

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von Celsing was married Silvia Elena Maria (Sylvita) Miguens (born 1919) on 4 July 1942 in Stockholm.[4] She was the daughter of the ambassador Carlos Miguens and Silvia de Cásares.[1] They divorced in 1950 and in 1955 von Celsing married the actress Ulla Zetterberg (1923–2011), the daughter of merchant Erik Börjesson and Ida (née Clauss). von Celsing was the father of Christina (born 1944) and Helena (born 1947).[1]

## Death

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von Celsing died on 17 August 2009 and was buried in Lovö cemetery in Lovön in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden.[7]

## Awards and decorations

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* Commander of the Order of Homayoun[1]
* Knight, 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav[1]

## Bibliography

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* Celsing, Lars von (1986). Familjekrönika [Family history book] (in Swedish). [Stockholm]: [L. von Celsing]. ISBN 91-7328-558-7. SELIBR 7635172.
* Celsing, Lars von (1986). Carl Edvard Norström: den glömde järnvägsbyggaren [Carl Edvard Norström: the forgotten railway builder] (in Swedish). Stockholm: [L. von Celsing]. ISBN 91-7328-583-8. SELIBR 7635192.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 250.
2. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 181.
3. ^ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1964). Vem är vem?. 2, Svealand utom Stor-Stockholm [Who is Who?. 2, Svealand excluding Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Bokförlaget Vem är vem. p. 145.
4. ^ a b "Celsing nr 1560". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
5. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 354, 357, 359.
6. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 210\. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
7. ^ "von Celsing, Lars Petrus Folke" (in Swedish). Svenskagravar.se. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

Diplomatic posts

Preceded by

Bo Siegbahn

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco
1967–1972  | Succeeded by

Åke Sjölin

Preceded by

Bo Siegbahn

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Senegal
1967–1972  | Succeeded by

Åke Sjölin

Preceded by

None

|  Ambassador of Sweden to The Gambia
1968–1972  | Succeeded by

Åke Sjölin

Preceded by

None

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Mauritania
1970–1972  | Succeeded by

Åke Sjölin

Preceded by

Tord Hagen

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Egypt
1972–1976  | Succeeded by

Axel Edelstam

Preceded by

Tord Hagen

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Sudan
1972–1976  | Succeeded by

Axel Edelstam

Preceded by

Tord Göransson

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Belgium
1976–1979  | Succeeded by

Jean-Jacques von Dardel

Preceded by

Tord Göransson

|  Ambassador of Sweden to Luxembourg
1976–1979  | Succeeded by

Jean-Jacques von Dardel
*[m.]: married