Folke Rogard
Bror Axel Folke Per Rogard (born July 6, 1899 in Stockholm ; † June 11, 1973 there ) was a Swedish chess official .
From 1944 to 1948 he was married to the film actress Viveca Lindfors . The daughter Lena Rogard emerged from the marriage in 1944 . Rogard, a lawyer by profession , was President of the Swedish Chess Federation from 1947 to 1964.
In 1949 he became president of the world chess federation FIDE and held this office until 1970. He was also international referee since 1951 .
literature
- Anatoli Karpow et al. a .: Chess - encyclopedic dictionary . Sowjetskaja enzyklopedija, Moscow 1990, p. 337 ISBN 5-85270-005-3 (Russian)
- David Hooper and Ken Whyld : The Oxford Companion to Chess , Oxford University Press, 2nd edition 1992, p. 342 ISBN 0-19-866164-9 (English)
Web links
- Edward Winter : The FIDE President and the Actress on ChessBase.com, January 14, 2009 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rogard, Folke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rogard, Bror Axel Folke Per (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish chess official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1973 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |