Einar af Wirsén
| Einar af Wirsén | |
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af Wirsén, circa 1897
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| Sweden's Envoy to Romania | |
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In office 26 September 1921 – 5 November 1924 |
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| Preceded by | Joachim Beck-Friis |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Alströmer |
| Sweden's Envoy to Greece | |
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In office 26 September 1921 – 5 November 1924 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Alströmer |
| Sweden's Envoy to Yugoslavia | |
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In office 26 September 1921 – 5 November 1924 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Jonas Alströmer |
| Sweden's Envoy to Germany | |
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In office 26 September 1925 – 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Fredrik Ramel |
| Succeeded by | Arvid Richert |
| Sweden's Envoy to Italy | |
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In office 1937–1940 |
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| Preceded by | Erik Sjöborg |
| Succeeded by | Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis |
| Personal details | |
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Carl Einar Thure af Wirsén 20 April 1875 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Died | 5 January 1946 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Uppsala old cemetery |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Diplomat, writer, soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/branch | Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1895–1914, 1917–1920 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Svea Life Guards |
Carl Einar Thure af Wirsén (20 April 1875 – 5 January 1946) was a Swedish Army officer, diplomat and writer. Originally an officer, he was sent into the diplomatic service after World War I and served as a military attaché in Constantinople and Sofia where he witnessed the Armenian Genocide. From the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans, af Wirsén came to Poland and witnessed the country's resurrection. After serving in London, Reval and Riga, he was sent as envoy to Bucharest, Athens and Belgrade in 1921. After working in the Mosul Commission, af Wirsén was sent to Berlin, where he would stay for the next 12 years as envoy. Finally he was envoy in Rome for three years before retiring in 1940.
Einar af Wirsén was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of poet and literary critic Carl David af Wirsén and Cecilia Emerentia Leontina (née Adlöf). He became a volunteer in the Svea Life Guards in 1891, passed mogenhetsexamen in 1893 and was promoted to sergeant in 1894. af Wirsén enrolled at the Royal Military Academy on 16 August 1894, was promoted to fanjunkare in 1895 and graduated from the Royal Military Academy on 20 November the same year.
af Wirsén became a second lieutenant in the Svea Life Guards in 1895, was promoted to lieutenant in 1897 and attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1900 to 1902. He was appointed attaché in 1903 and was an aspirant at the General Staff from 1904 to 1906. He was promoted to captain in the Svea Life Guards in 1909. af Wirsén served on the General Staff from 1910 to 1914. He became a teacher at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College in 1911 and was then military attaché in Constantinople and Sofia from 1915 to 1920. Whilst in Constantinople and Sofia, he witnessed the Armenian Genocide along with the military operations in the Dardanelles in 1915–16 and the military operations in Macedonia in 1918. af Wirsén was promoted to major in the Swedish Army in 1917 and major in the Göta Life Guards in 1920.
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