Sweden

29Apr

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Medics, Profiles, Sweden

Marielle De Bruhl, Nurse

Marielle De Bruhl – a Nurse at Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden- passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 29 April, 2020. Marielle was 39 years old. Marielle DeBruhl previously worked as a hairdresser but chose a few years ago to retrain and educate as a nurse. After the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden, she cared for infected patients at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge. She thought life was great now. She was a charming person who loved her job, her colleagues and really felt that she could contribute and do something important for others, says her friend Margareta Hedin. Last week she tested positive for covid-19 and after a rapid illness she passed away in her home at 39 years old. Ewa Börjesson, Head of Operations at T...

28Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Sweden

Gunnar Seijbold, photographer

Gunnar Seijbold a Swedish freelance press photographer and musician died on 25 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. He had been ill for a month and spent the last week in hospital. During his career he worked for several newspapers, including Expressen, Dagens Nyheter, and Aftonbladet. He also worked in the capacity of photographer for the Swedish government and worked as the official European Union photographer. During his career, Seijbold met and photographed U.S. President Barack Obama. Seijbold was born and raised in Stockholm. His father, Olle Seijbold, was also a photographer who took photos of the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers in 1945. During his career, Seijbold worked for several newspapers including Expressen, Dagens Nyheter and Aftonbladet. Seijbol...

Erik Jean Christian Antoine Belfrage, diplomat and businessman

19Apr

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High Profilers, Profiles, Sweden

Erik Jean Christian Antoine Belfrage, diplomat and businessman

Erik Jean Christian Antoine Belfrage ‑ a Swedish diplomat, banking executive, and political consultant ‑ died at Saint Göran Hospital in Stockholm due to COVID‑19 on 18 April 2020. Belfrage was the son of diplomat Kurt-Allan Belfrage and his wife, Renée France Paule Puaux. His brother, Frank Belfrage, is an economist and diplomat. Belfrage graduated from Stockholm School of Economics in 1970. Belfrage worked in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1970 to 1987 as a diplomat in Geneva, Washington, D.C., Bucharest, Beirut, and Paris. In 1987, he became vice president at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and as an adviser to Investor AB. Belfrage also served as an advisor to Peter Wallenberg and the Wallenberg family between 1987 and 2012.

16Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Sweden

Adam Alsing, TV and radio presenter

Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing ‑ a Swedish television and radio presenter, best known for presenting Big Brother Sweden on Kanal 5 – died on 15 April 2020 due to Covid-19. He moved to TV4 in 2005, presenting the Swedish version of Jeopardy!. He also presented his own show Adam Live. He later ventured into radio presenting shows on Rix FM and Mix Megapol. Alsing grew up in Karlstad in Värmland, and Sollefteå in Ångermanland. He worked as a disc jockey during his high school years in Karlstad. He started his career as a presenter for several shows on the Sveriges Radio local broadcasts from Värmland at the time called Radio Värmland. When TV4 started its broadcasts in 1990 he applied for television presenter work, and debuted as presenter fo...

Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing, Radio and television host

16Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Sweden

Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing, Radio and television host

Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing ‑ a Swedish television and radio presenter, best known for presenting Big Brother Sweden on Kanal 5 ‑ died on 15 April 2020, at the age of 51, after suffering from COVID-19. Alsing moved to TV4 in 2005, presenting the Swedish version of Jeopardy!. He also presented his own show Adam Live. He later ventured into radio presenting shows on Rix FM and Mix Megapol. Alsing grew up in Karlstad in Värmland, and Sollefteå in Ångermanland. He worked as a disc jockey during his high school years in Karlstad. He started his career as a presenter for several shows on the Sveriges Radio local broadcasts from Värmland at the time called Radio Värmland. When TV4 started its broadcasts in 1990 he applied for televisio...

11Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Sweden

Marianne Lundquist, swimmer

Ingrid Marianne Lundquist ‑ a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships ‑ died on 10 April 2020 from COVID-19. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in the 100 m, 400 m and 4 × 100 m events with the best result of sixth place in the relay in 1952. She died 10 April 2020 from COVID-19.

7Apr

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Profiles, Sweden, United States

Dr. Jacob Zeiger Slepian, ENT

Jacob Zeiger Slepian, 6/9/38-4/7/20, died from complications of Covid-19. Devoted son of the late Philip and Violet (Zeiger) Slepian, beloved husband of the late Carole (Gallancy) Slepian, loving father of Danielle Slepian (Bonnie Rosenbaum) of Jamaica Plain, MA and Beth Slepian (Ellen Finney) of Brooklyn, NY, cherished grandfather of Sylvie Rosenbaum and Guthrie Finney. Dear brother of Serena (Slepian) Robb and the late Paul Slepian and Barnett Slepian. Son-in-law of the late Daniel and Adeline Gallancy. Brother-in-law of Florence Slepian, Lynne Slepian and Arthur Gallancy, as well as of the late John Douglas Robb and Jack Ritenhouse. Uncle to Laura Slepian, Jean Slepian, Amanda Robb and husband Andrew Chesler, Jonna AuCoin and husband David, Daniel Gallancy and wife Shawna, Andrew ...