Deaths in the 1970s

Ingegerd Beskow

1887–1978 (age 91)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Ruth Svensson

1890–1971 (age 81)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Swedish psychiatrist and pioneer in the field of mental health during the early twentieth century.

Ossian Dahlgren

1888–1976 (age 88)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Gunnar Ekholm

1884–1974 (age 90)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Swedish docent and academic scholar of the early twentieth century.

Sten Engström

1895–1979 (age 84)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Bo Hammarskjöld

1891–1974 (age 83)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Swedish jurist who contributed to the development of modern Swedish law.

Folke Henschen

1881–1977 (age 96)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

John Holmberg

1886–1973 (age 87)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Swedish philologist who advanced the study of language and linguistics.

Åke Holmbäck

1889–1976 (age 87)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Torsten Gihl

1889–1972 (age 83)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Swedish historian who contributed to the study of Swedish history and culture.

Johanne Grieg Cederblad

1901–1979 (age 78)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Sten Hammarskjöld

1900–1972 (age 72)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Swedish figure from a prominent family, living through the twentieth century.

Tord Skoog

1915–1977 (age 62)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Helmer Bratt

1886–1971 (age 85)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Helmer Bratt (1886–1971) was a Swedish resident of Uppsala.

Carl-Erik Sjöstedt

1900–1979 (age 79)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Nils Gunnar Sundgren

1901–1970 (age 69)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Nils Gunnar Sundgren (1901–1970) was a Swedish photographer.

Fred Hannerz

1904–1978 (age 74)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Fanny Wilton

1896–1978 (age 82)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Fanny Wilton (1896–1978) was a Swedish painter.

Manne Eriksson

1895–1972 (age 77)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Åke Stavenow

1898–1971 (age 73)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Åke Stavenow (1898–1971) was a Swedish teacher.

Ester Bobeck

1889–1974 (age 85)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Sune Lundborg

1903–1976 (age 73)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Sune Lundborg (1903–1976) was a Swedish resident of Uppsala.

Eva Iris Sofia Benedicks

1902–1975 (age 73)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Gunnar Holmberg

1897–1975 (age 78)

Östra kyrkogården

Gunnar Holmberg (1897–1975) was a Swedish association football player.

Sven Rydell

1905–1975 (age 70)

Östra kyrkogården

Barbro Hörberg

1932–1976 (age 44)

Östra kyrkogården

Barbro Hörberg (1932–1976) was a Swedish actor.

Ejnar Hörstadius

1893–1978 (age 85)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Gertrud Wiklund

1880–1976 (age 96)

Uppsala Old Cemetery

Gertrud Wiklund (1880–1976) was a Swedish gymnastics director.

Ingrid Ryning

1921–1978 (age 57)

Östra kyrkogården

Folke Bensow

1886–1971 (age 85)

Östra kyrkogården

Folke Bensow (1886–1971) was a Swedish architect.

Dan-Axel Broström

1915–1976 (age 61)

Östra kyrkogården

Gustaf Henry Hansson

1894–1976 (age 82)

Östra kyrkogården

Gustaf Henry Hansson (1894–1976) was a Swedish politician.

John Precht

1888–1970 (age 82)

Östra kyrkogården

Ulf Thorén

1929–1978 (age 49)

Östra kyrkogården

Swedish television presenter who contributed to the development of Swedish broadcasting.

Henry Jansson

1903–1977 (age 74)

Östra kyrkogården

Bengt J. Lindberg

1904–1975 (age 71)

Östra kyrkogården

Swedish professional who lived through much of the twentieth century.

Carsten Hvistendahl

1901–1972 (age 71)

Östra kyrkogården

Gustaf Alde

1893–1979 (age 86)

Östra kyrkogården

Swedish interior designer who contributed to twentieth-century Swedish design aesthetics.

Hugo R. Krantz

1880–1971 (age 91)

Östra kyrkogården

Karl Erik Wallman

1892–1970 (age 78)

Östra kyrkogården

Swedish civil engineer whose work contributed to Swedish infrastructure development.

Ester Nilsson

1887–1976 (age 89)

Östra kyrkogården

Sölve Gardell

1891–1974 (age 83)

Östra kyrkogården

Swedish author whose works enriched twentieth-century Swedish literature.

Sigrid Rodhe

1883–1971 (age 88)

Östra kyrkogården

Sixten Rosenqvist

1918–1977 (age 59)

Östra kyrkogården

Swedish association football player who contributed to Swedish sports during the twentieth century.

Gunnar Arcadius

1891–1971 (age 80)

Östra kyrkogården

Eric Svenning

1901–1974 (age 73)

Östra kyrkogården, Malmö

Swedish social politician dedicated to welfare policy and social progress.

Estrid Westberg

1903–1971 (age 68)

Östra kyrkogården, Malmö

Nanny Elisabet Aulin

1889–1971 (age 82)

Östra kyrkogården, Malmö

Swedish modiste whose work contributed to twentieth-century Swedish fashion and style.

Edit Maria Ingeborg Olsson

1907–1975 (age 68)

Östra kyrkogården, Malmö

Sigurd Lewerentz

1885–1975 (age 90)

Östra kyrkogården, Malmö

Renowned Swedish architect whose innovative modernist designs profoundly influenced twentieth-century Swedish architectu...