Background
Rooth, Ivar was born on November 2, 1888 in Sweden. Son of Otto and Ellen (Hertzman) Rooth.
Rooth, Ivar was born on November 2, 1888 in Sweden. Son of Otto and Ellen (Hertzman) Rooth.
Student of University Upsala, 1906-1911, U. Berlin, 1911-1912.
Credit department, 1915-1916. Assistant manager Stockholm Mortgage Bank, 1920-1929. Governor Central Bank of Sweden, 1929-1948.
Director Bank for International Settlements, 1931-1933, 37-49. Headed mission to Iraq for International Bank Recovery and Development, 1951. Chairman of the Board, managing director International Monetary Fund, 1951-1956.
Married second Ingrid Soderlind, July 19, 1931.