Background
Gimstedt, Olle Gerhard was born on September 24, 1914 in Stockholm. Son of Edvard G. and Sigrid M. (Svensson) Andersson.
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Olle Gerhard Gimstedt
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Olle Gerhard Gimstedt, Swedish Consulting engineer. Named Knight of the Order of Vasa, King of Sweden, 1972; decorated Medal of Liberty, Field Marshall of Finland, 1940. Sergeant Finnish Army, 1939-1940. Fellow European Nuclear Society (honorary); member Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences (life, member industrial county 1980), Society Stockholm Academicians (president 1983-1985).
Education
Master of Science in Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1936. Doctor in Engineering (honorary), University Lund, Lund, Sweden, 1976.
Career
Engineer power plant design, Vattenbyggnadsbyran AB, Stockholm, 1936-1941; deputy construction manager, Backstrom & Stromberg AB, Skellefteaa, Sweden, 1941-1943; engineer construction planning, AB Skandinaviska Elverk, Stockholm, 1943-1945; vice president construction, SENTAB Engineering & Construction Ltd., Lisbon, Portugal, 1946-1950; vice president construction, SENTAB Engineering & Construction Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, 1951-1955; general manager, Swedish Power Producers Association, Stockholm, 1956-1959; president, AB Atomkraft, Stockholm, 1959-1980; president, Oskarshamnsverkets Kraftgrupp AB, Stockholm, 1965-1980; consultant, VBB Cons. Ltd., Stockholm, 1981-1990. Member of advisory board Environmental and Energy Superior vena cava syndrome Company, Washington, 1981-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Sergeant Finnish Army, 1939-1940. Fellow European Nuclear Society (honorary). Member Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences (life, member industrial council 1980), Society Stockholm Academicians (president 1983-1985).
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Married Dagmar M. Hederström. Children: Peter, Lars, Björn.
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Education
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1936
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1976
Career
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1936 - 1941
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1941 - 1943
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1943 - 1945
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1946 - 1948
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1950
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1951 - 1955
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1956 - 1959
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1959 - 1980
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1965 - 1980
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1981 - 1990
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1990
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