Carl Johan Rappe

Baron
Carl Johan Rappe
Born
Carl Johan Melcher Rappe

(1918-01-18)18 January 1918
Ryssby, Sweden
Died7 January 2010(2010-01-07) (aged 91)
Skanör, Sweden
EducationSigtunaskolan
Alma materUppsala University
OccupationDiplomat
Years active1943–1981
Spouse
Marianne Fredelius
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(m. 1940; div. 1958)​
Children2

Baron Carl Johan Melcher Rappe (18 January 1918 – 7 January 2010) was a Swedish diplomat who served in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for several decades. After earning a law degree from Uppsala University in 1943, he joined the diplomatic service in 1945.

During his career he held postings in Warsaw, Helsinki, Pretoria, Tehran, Baghdad, and London, and served as Sweden's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City (1965–1967). He later served as ambassador in Bucharest, East Berlin, and Warsaw, and as envoy to Pretoria with accreditation to several southern African capitals. Toward the end of his career he represented Sweden at the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in Madrid from 1980 to 1981.

Early life

Carl Johan was born into the noble Rappe family at Ryssbylund Manor in Ryssby, Kalmar County, Sweden, on 18 January 1918.[1] His father, Baron Carl Adolf Rappe (1875–1933), was an agronomist and owner of several estates, including Ryssbylund, Mossberga, Söregärde, and Stora Vångerslätt, all located in Ryssby Parish.[1][2] His paternal grandfather was the Member of Parliament Baron Christopher Rappe (1843–1930).

His mother was Ingegerd Maria Ekströmer (1884–1972), from the noble Ekströmer family. His maternal grandfather was the railway builder, ironworks owner, and Member of Parliament Melcher Ekströmer (1835–1923), and his maternal great-grandfather was the physician and Member of Parliament Carl Johan Ekströmer (1793–1860).

Rappe had an older sister and an older brother. A younger brother died in infancy.[1] He passed his upper secondary school graduation at Sigtunaskolan in Sigtuna on 19 May 1937[3] and received Candidate of Law degree from Uppsala University in 1943.[4]

Career

Rappe served at the Stockholm City Court from 1943 to 1945. In 1945 he joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an attaché and was posted to Warsaw from 1945 to 1947 and to Helsinki from 1947 to 1949. He then served at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm from 1949 to 1953.[5] He was appointed legation secretary in Pretoria from 1953 to 1958, first embassy secretary in Tehran from 1958 to 1961, and served as chargé d'affaires ad interim in Baghdad from 1961 to 1962. From 1962 to 1965 he was embassy counsellor in London.[5]

Between 1965 and 1967 he served as minister and Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations[5][6] in New York City. He was then amabssador in Bucharest from 1967 to 1970, and envoy to Pretoria with concurrent accreditation to Gaborone, Maseru, and Mbabane from 1970 to 1973.[5] Rappe later served as ambassador in East Berlin from 1973 to 1976 and in Warsaw from 1976 to 1979. After returning to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm from 1979 to 1981, he was appointed Sweden's Permanent Representative of Sweden at the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in Madrid from 1980 to 1981.[5]

Personal life

Rappe was married from 1940 to 1958 to Märta Marianne Fredelius (1916–1989),[4][7] the daughter of the lawyer Bertil Fredelius and his wife, née Sjöman, from Gothenburg.[8] They had two daughters: Ewa (1940–2004) and Anna (born 1948).[4]

After his retirement, he lived in Grasse, France, until the mid-1990s,[9][10] after which he moved to Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France,[11][5] and later finally settled in Skanör, Sweden.[12]

Death

Rappe died on 7 January 2010 in Skanör, Sweden.[12]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ a b c Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 168. SELIBR 10076758.
  2. ^ "Rappe nr 287". adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Studentexamen" [Matriculation]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 May 1937. p. A5. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 5, Norrland : supplement, register (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 876. SELIBR 53513.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 939. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  6. ^ "PERMANENT MISSIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS" (PDF). New York City: UN. Protocol and Liaison Section. October 1967. p. 139. Retrieved 4 March 2026 – via Digital library. Baron Carl Johan RAPPE Minister Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
  7. ^ "Döda" [Deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 May 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Förlovningar" [Egagements]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 June 1940. p. A11. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  9. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 911. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  10. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 916. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  11. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 926. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  12. ^ a b "Carl Johan Rappe är död". Barometern (in Swedish). 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Två storkors i höstens ordensregn" [Two Grand Crosses in the Autumn Rain of Orders]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 December 1973. p. 8. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  14. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 258.
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