Fredrik Wachtmeister


Axel Fredrik Claësson Wachtmeister af Johannishus is Swedish politician and diplomat who from 2 August 1905 until 7 November 1905 served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.

Early life

Fredrik Wachtmeister was born on 2 August 1905 in the family of Lieutenant Claes Wachtmeister. He grew up in Thystad Castle in Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County.

Career

For several years he held diplomatic posts at the Swedish embassies in Paris, Rome and Vienna, but left diplomacy at the age of 27.
From 1895 to 1916 he was a member of the Riksdag as a member of Protectionist Party, and in 1913 - 1914 he was chairman of the committee on government.
From 2 August 1905 until 7 November 1905 served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.
In 1906 he was the head of the Nationalmuseum.
From 1907 to 1916 he served as Chancellor of Uppsala University.
In 1906, he refused the offer of the king to take up the post of prime minister.
From 1907 to 1918 he was chairman of the board of the Nobel Foundation and inspector at the Nobel Institute, and since 1907 - chairman of the National Forestry Institute.
Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala.
Fredrik Wachtmeister died on 6 September 1919.