Cossva Anckarsvärd
Cossva Anckarsvärd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Per Gustaf August Cossva Anckarsvärd 17 August 1865 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 25 September 1953 (aged 88) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Years active | 1889–1932 |
| Spouse |
Maude Marie Agnes Duryea
(m. 1911; died 1949) |
| Children | 3 |
Per Gustaf August Cossva Anckarsvärd (17 August 1865 – 25 September 1953) was a Swedish diplomat. Anckarsvärd had a long career in Swedish diplomacy, spanning over four decades. After starting as a notary at the Svea Court of Appeal in 1889, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming second secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1896 and later serving as deputy director and head of its Consular Department in 1903. He held key positions as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in Constantinople, where he was an eyewitness to the Armenian genocide, and later in Warsaw, where he served until 1931. Throughout his career, Anckarsvärd also held ceremonial roles, such as chamberlain to the Royal Court and herald in the Order of the Seraphim. He retired in 1932.