Fredrik Riben
Swedish Navy officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vice Admiral Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Riben (13 May 1868 – 3 August 1950) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Riben served as head of the Royal Swedish Naval Academy (1918–1921), of the Military Office of the Minister for Naval Affairs (1921–1923), as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1923–1925) as well as of Stockholm Naval Station (1926–1933). He also served as president of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1933–1935) and chairman of the Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation (1940–1944).
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Fredrik Riben | |
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Birth name | Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Riben |
Nickname(s) | "Calle Riben"[1] |
Born | (1868-05-13)13 May 1868 Håbo-Tibble, Sweden |
Died | 3 August 1950(1950-08-03) (aged 82) Uddevalla, Sweden |
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Service/ | Swedish Navy |
Years of service | 1889–1933 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
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