Bengt Junker | |
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Born | 21 June 1913 |
Died | 18 February 1970 | (aged 56)
Nationality | Swedish |
Known for | Scouting notable |
Bengt Junker (21 June 1913 – 18 February 1970 Stockholm) [1] was a Swedish Scouting notable, [2] head of the Sveriges Scoutförbund from 1951 to 1956 and from 1958 to 1966. [3] In 1951 he succeeded Lennart Bernadotte, and in 1958 he succeeded Gösta Lewenhaupt. [4] He was the last Scout manager of Sveriges Scoutförbund, and became the first chairman of the Svenska Scoutförbundet, formed by the merger of the Sveriges Scoutförbund and the Sveriges Flickors Scoutförbund. [5] Junker was also instrumental in the start of the Swedish Scout Association's college sv:Kjesäters Folkhögskola, when in 1960 Vingåker Municipality sold Kesätters Castle to Sveriges Scoutförbund.
He was a 1949 recipient of the Silver Wolf, the highest commendation in Swedish Scouting.
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Bengt Junker | |
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Born | 21 June 1913 |
Died | 18 February 1970 | (aged 56)
Nationality | Swedish |
Known for | Scouting notable |
Bengt Junker (21 June 1913 – 18 February 1970 Stockholm) [1] was a Swedish Scouting notable, [2] head of the Sveriges Scoutförbund from 1951 to 1956 and from 1958 to 1966. [3] In 1951 he succeeded Lennart Bernadotte, and in 1958 he succeeded Gösta Lewenhaupt. [4] He was the last Scout manager of Sveriges Scoutförbund, and became the first chairman of the Svenska Scoutförbundet, formed by the merger of the Sveriges Scoutförbund and the Sveriges Flickors Scoutförbund. [5] Junker was also instrumental in the start of the Swedish Scout Association's college sv:Kjesäters Folkhögskola, when in 1960 Vingåker Municipality sold Kesätters Castle to Sveriges Scoutförbund.
He was a 1949 recipient of the Silver Wolf, the highest commendation in Swedish Scouting.
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