Georg Branting
Politician, fencer

Georg Branting

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Politician, fencer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
21 September 1887(Stockholm)
Death:
6 July 1965(Stockholm)
Family:
Mother:
Anna Branting
Father:
Hjalmar Branting
The details
Biography

Georg Branting (21 September 1887 – 6 July 1965) was a Swedish Social Democrat and Olympic fencer. He was the son of Hjalmar Branting and a member of the Riksdag 1932–1961.
In the Spanish Civil War a Scandinavian battalion of the International Brigades was named after him, as a sign of thanks for his vehement support of the Spanish Republic.
Related to the Civil War of Finland 1918 he wrote a book translated in 1925 in Finnish as: Oikeudenkäyttö Suomessa, Muutamia asiakirjoja selityksineen.
He competed for Sweden in fencing at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.