Jens Stefenson

Captain Jens Harald Stefenson (1 February 1895 – 1 March 1986) was a Swedish Navy officer and diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Jens Stefenson
Captain Stefenson as head of the Royal Swedish Naval Academy.
Birth nameJens Harald Stefenson
Born(1895-02-01)1 February 1895
Örebro, Sweden
Died1 March 1986(1986-03-01) (aged 91)
Täby, Sweden
Buried
Galärvarvskyrkogården, Stockholm
Service/branchSwedish Navy
Years of service1916–1955
RankCaptain
Commands heldRoyal Naval Academy (1943–49)
Karlskrona Naval Station (1949–55)
Children3 including Bror Stefenson

Early life

Stefenson was born on 1 February 1895 in Örebro, Sweden, the son of Per Karlsson, a master builder, and his wife Vilhelmina (née Larsson).[2] At the 1912 Olympic Games he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform competition as well as in the plain high diving event. Stefenson then passed studentexamen in 1913.

Career

Stefenson attended the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1913 to 1916 and the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College in 1922. Stefenson became a navigation teacher in 1924 and was commissioned as a naval officer in the Swedish Navy in 1916 with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1918, to lieutenant in 1929, to commander of the second rank in 1939, of the first rank in 1942 and to captain in 1944.[3]

During postings on cadet ships, he participated in several trips to the Mediterranean, South America and countries in Northern and Western Europe. He held postings as a cadet officer and navigation officer in dozen naval expeditions from 1922 to 1932, as commander on torpedo boats and destroyers as well as head of department of the School of Naval Warfare Department (Sjökrigsskoleavdelningen).[3]

Stefenson was a cadet officer from 1922 and adjutant and teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1926 to 1932. He was a teacher at the Non-Commissioned Officer's School (Underofficersskolan) from 1932 to 1935, company commander from 1936 to 1937, head of department in the Naval Staff from 1940 to 1942.[3] He became vice chairman of the Officers Association (Officersförbundet) in 1944.[3] Stefenson was head of the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1943 to 1949 and was the commander of the Karlskrona Naval Station from 1949 to 1955 when he retired from active service.[2]

Personal life

In 1919, Stefenson married Astrid Marianne Grönberg (1898–1977), daughter of the CEO Artur Grönberg and Adéle Strömberg. He was the father of Bengt (1920–2005), Jan (1924–2015) and Bror (1929–2018).[3][2]

Death

Stefenson died in 1986 in Täby and was buried at Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm.[4]

Dates of rank

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign

Honours

References
  1. "Jens Stefenson". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. pp. 1205–1206.
  3. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem?. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen [Who is Who?. D. 1, Stockholm part] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 796.
  4. "Galärvarvskyrkogården, kvarter 01, gravnummer 923" (in Swedish). Hittagraven.se. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender. 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 98. SELIBR 3682754.
  6. "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer" [Awards of medals and medals] (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. "ORÐUHAFASKRÁ" (in Icelandic). President of Iceland. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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