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Ivar Kreuger

1880 - 1932

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Ivar Kreuger (Swedish: [ˈǐːvar ˈkry̌ːɡɛr]; 2 March 1880 – 12 March 1932) was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a global match and financial empire. Between the two world wars, he negotiated match monopolies with European, Central American and South American governments, and finally controlled between two thirds and three quarters of worldwide match production, becoming known as the "Match King". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivar Kreuger is the 312th most popular businessperson (down from 231st in 2019), the 394th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 297th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ivar Kreuger ranks 312 out of 847. Before him are Larry Silverstein, Robert Nobel, Sergio Marchionne, Tadashi Yanai, Jawed Karim, and Arnon Milchan. After him are Reggie Fils-Aimé, Maryana Iskander, Eric Schmidt, Hans Riegel, Edoardo Agnelli, and Guy de Rothschild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Ivar Kreuger ranks 98. Before him are Eric Campbell, Lincoln Ellsworth, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Albert W. Hull, Adrian Carton de Wiart, and Frigyes Riesz. After him are Walter Hohmann, Gabriel Voisin, Sholem Asch, Leonard Woolf, Philibert Jacques Melotte, and Princess Thyra of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1932, Ivar Kreuger ranks 63. Before him are Paul Neumann, Hovannes Adamian, Lytton Strachey, Reginald Fessenden, Farabundo Martí, and Max Slevogt. After him are Nureddin Pasha, Arnošt Muka, María Blanchard, Dora Carrington, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, and Marcel Boulenger.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ivar Kreuger ranks 394 out of 1,879. Before him are Art Spiegelman (1948), Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (1831), Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden (1100), Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1753), Anita Björk (1923), and Ernst Alexanderson (1878). After him are Mai Zetterling (1925), Noomi Rapace (1979), Monica Zetterlund (1937), Artur Lundkvist (1906), Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629), and Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Sweden

Among businesspeople born in Sweden, Ivar Kreuger ranks 3. Before him are Ingvar Kamprad (1926), and Ludvig Nobel (1831). After him are Stefan Persson (1947), Anders Frisk (1963), Niklas Zennström (1966), Daniel Ek (1983), and Christian von Koenigsegg (1972).

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