Jacobsson, Per, 1894-1963

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Per Jacobsson, 1894-1963, was born in Tanum, Sweden, and educated at the High School, Vaesteraas and Upsala University. He left to take up a lectureship in Economics at the High School of Forestry in Stockholm, 1918-1920. He left teaching to become a member of the Economic and Financial Section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in 1920, a post that he held until 1928. He subsequently became Secretary-General to the Economic Defence Council in Stockholm, 1929-1930. He entered banking in 1931 and was Economic Advisor and Head of the Economic Department of the Bank of International Settlements in Basle, 1931-1956. In 1956 he left the bank to take up his most prestigious appointment, that of Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, a post that he held until 1963.

From the guide to the JACOBSSON, Per, 1894-1963, Chairman IMF, 1911-1962, (British Library of Political and Economic Science)

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associatedWith Banco Central de Chile. corporateBody
associatedWith Bank of International Settlements, Basle corporateBody
associatedWith Chile. Ministerio de Hacienda. corporateBody
associatedWith Chile. Ministerio de Hacienda. Gabinete del Ministro. corporateBody
associatedWith Economic Defence Council corporateBody
associatedWith International Monetary Fund corporateBody
associatedWith League of Nations corporateBody
associatedWith Maschke, Arturo. person
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CHILE
CHILE
CHILE
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Banking
Economics
Finance
GASTOS PRESUPUESTARIOS PUBLICOS
POLITICA MONETARIA
TIPO DE CAMBIO
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Birth 1894-02-05

Death 1963-05-05

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